The need to increase support for healthy ageing and longevity research in the EU by establishing a Coordination and Support Programme on Healthy Ageing and Longevity

Mechanisms of Ageing and Development 2026 Open access

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Authors: Ilia Stambler, Alexander Tietz-Latza, Björn Schumacher, Hartmut Geiger, Helen Morrison, Oliver Tüscher, Georg Fuellen, Roland Meisel, Andreas Simm, Andreas Pfeiffer, Axel Steinhage, Aurel Popa‐Wagner
+70 more Wolfgang Wagner, Oliver Cornely, Mario Krause, Georgios Mitrou, Marios Kyriazis, Morten Scheibye-Knudsen, Suresh Rattan, Richard Siow, David Weinkove, Shuvarthi Bhattacharjee, Didier Coeurnelle, Niccolò Invidia, Nicola Marino, Maddalena Illario, Calogero Caruso, Ennio Tasciotti, Federico Schena, Francesca Cesaroni, Salvatore De Rosa, Francesco Neri, Dmitry Bulavin, John Rowell, Bruno Vellas, Édouard Debonneuil, Lilia Lens-Pechakova, José Luis Cordeiro, E E Díaz-Rubio, María Cordón Muro, Mayca Marín, Cayetano Santana Gil, Sergio Guillen, Dolores Corella, Pedro Barata, Amélia P. Rauter, Monica De Sousa, Linus Petersson, Brun Ulfhake, Valdis Pīrāgs, Svjatoslavs Kistkins, Emīls Sjundjukovs, Dmitrijs Bļizņuks, Leonas Valius, Silvija Valdonė Alšauskė, Maria Teresa Arredondo, Marek Postuła, Igors Berkovics, Karol Adam Kamiński, Antonella Santuccione Chadha, Evelyne Bischof, Alessandro Puiatti, Raluca Prodan, Ionel Blănculescu, Lacramioara Frasineanu, Anca Andreea Sandu, Milena Georgieva, Angel Marchev, Angel Marchev, Alexander Tchernev, Martin Lipovšek, Dóra Horváth, Harald Sourij, Hana Vaňková, Marjolein Visser, Kinga Matuła, Oleh Lushchak, Зоя Діхтяренко, Abraham Kebede, Rada Sandic-Spaho, Michelle Adams, Efstathios S. Gonos
DOI: 10.1016/j.mad.2026.112187
Cited by: 1
References: 6

Abstract

Europe faces rapidly accelerating population ageing, driving multimorbidity and unsustainable healthcare costs. This paper calls for the establishment of an EU Coordination and Support Programme on Healthy Ageing and Longevity to integrate research, innovation, regulation, and capacity‑building across Member States.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Genetics Aging and Longevity in Model Organisms Frailty in Older Adults Chronic Disease Management Strategies

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Journal / source
Mechanisms of Ageing and Development
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Volume
231
Pages
112187–112187
Publication date
3 May 2026
Language
EN