I agree aging research is under-invested in and that research here has the potential to lead to many QALYs in the future. However, I would generalize this cause area to longevity, because I think brain preservation/cryonics is also neglected and should also be a part of this. See: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/sRXQbZpCLDnBLXHAH/brain-preservation-to-prevent-involuntary-death-a-possible
It wouldn’t solve the “Aging populations with lower percentages of working age adults threaten developed economies” problem, which I think is low-key one of the biggest problems in the world and the strongest argument to work on aging.
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I agree aging research is under-invested in and that research here has the potential to lead to many QALYs in the future. However, I would generalize this cause area to longevity, because I think brain preservation/cryonics is also neglected and should also be a part of this. See: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/sRXQbZpCLDnBLXHAH/brain-preservation-to-prevent-involuntary-death-a-possible
It wouldn’t solve the “Aging populations with lower percentages of working age adults threaten developed economies” problem, which I think is low-key one of the biggest problems in the world and the strongest argument to work on aging.