Anti-Aging Medicine in a Longevity Society

As we enter a longevity society, often referred to as the era of living to 100, the scope of anti-aging is broad, and the approach can significantly differ between youth and old age. In youth, since there is no observable decline in organ and tissue function, the focus is on inhibiting the aging of each organ, i.e., degenerative changes, and age-related changes in tissue components as much as possible. On the other hand, in old age, where age-related changes in organs and tissues have already progressed to some extent, it becomes more important to suppress the progression of aging while preventing pathological aging and frailty (frailty) that come with functional decline, and to maintain healthy longevity. Taking into account the current situation of the longevity society, this section will provide an overview of the key points of anti-aging in old age.