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From 1950 to 2012, we have witnessed a four-fold increase in the number of people aged 60 or over, whose number has grown from 205 to 810 million in 2012, projected to reach up to 1 billion by 2020 and expected to double by 2050. In higher-income countries, the growth of the elderly population has been accompanied by an increase in chronic degenerative non-communicable diseases, which represent the largest part of the global burden of disease<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n While the increase in longevity can be regarded as an important milestone for humanity, it may become a long-term threat unless it is mitigated by specific policies and interventions aimed to improve elderly care and well-being.\u00a0We therefore believe that the profound social and health implications of an exceptional demographic and epidemiological transition, such as the one we are experiencing, will require:<\/span><\/p>\n Our greatest challenge is to foster an interdisciplinary approach<\/strong>\u00a0in\u00a0education<\/span><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0as this transition is expected to profoundly\u00a0 impact the training needs of healthcare professionals worldwide. [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text module_id=”affrontiamo” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ header_2_font_size=”36px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n The following are some of the fundamental questions on aging we wish to answer through our\u00a0research activities<\/u><\/strong><\/a>:<\/p>\n By providing cutting-edge healthy aging\u00a0training<\/u><\/strong> <\/a>to healthcare professionals with managerial and organizational roles, we aim to foster the adoption of innovative solutions to meet the ever-growing needs of an aging population. We also seek to train future researchers in interdisciplinary and innovative research programs on emerging aging-related issues in areas encompassing basic, clinical and organizational research as well as public health.<\/p>\n Through Public Engagement<\/strong> we aim to share knowledge and best practices on healthy aging with local communities through communication activities, publications and events. 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To this end, we have created an ad hoc<\/span><\/i>\u00a0Ph.D. Program in\u00a0<\/span>Food, Health and Longevity, <\/span><\/i>divided into two curricula. Furthermore, we offer new advanced training and refresher courses for health professionals.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ header_2_font_size=”36px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n As our activities are closely interwined with the local context, we aim to interact effectively with the Province of Novara, by implementing a two-pronged approach based on: i)<\/span><\/i>\u00a0broad dissemination of our findings for the benefit of the community; and ii)\u00a0<\/span><\/i>direct involvement of the local community in research activities (i.e. <\/span><\/i>community-based participatory research).\u00a0<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,1_4,1_4,1_4″ disabled_on=”off|off|on” admin_label=”Riga mobile” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n While other research centers focus on only one aspect of aging, or on specific age-related mechanisms or pathologies, thanks to our interdisciplinary nature, we at AGING Project work towards understanding aging in its complexity.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The ultimate goal of the AGING Project is that of translating the interdisciplinary research not just into the daily clinical practice but also into the organizational structure of the public healthcare system through the creation of new models for elderly care, health promotion and lifestyle medicine.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Another important objective of our AGING Project is that of supporting research and postgraduated education activities. To this end, we have created an ad hoc<\/span><\/i>\u00a0Ph.D. Program in\u00a0<\/span>Food, Health and Longevity, <\/span><\/i>divided into two curricula. Furthermore, we offer new advanced training and refresher courses for health professionals.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ header_2_font_size=”36px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ header_2_font_size=”36px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n As our activities are closely interwined with the local context, we aim to interact effectively with the Province of Novara, by implementing a two-pronged approach based on: i)<\/span><\/i>\u00a0broad dissemination of our findings for the benefit of the community; and ii)\u00a0<\/span><\/i>direct involvement of the local community in research activities (i.e. <\/span><\/i>community-based participatory research).\u00a0<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_image=”https:\/\/www.agingproject.uniupo.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/row-graphic-research.jpg” background_position=”top_left” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”4″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”70px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text module_id=”origini” _builder_version=”4.16″ text_text_color=”#ffffff” header_font_size=”36px” header_2_text_color=”#ffffff” header_2_font_size=”36px” header_2_line_height=”1.2em” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Founded in 2015 by a group of faculty members and researchers from Universit\u00e0 del Piemonte Orientale (UPO) and Istituto per Ricerche Economiche e Sociali (IRES<\/a><\/u>) of Piedmont,\u00a0 collaborating on various research activities, the Healthy AGING Group <\/strong>consists of multidisciplinary team encompassing various disciplines, such as\u00a0anthropology\/ethnology, biology, biochemistry, economics, endocrinology, epidemiology, physiology, physiotherapy, geriatrics, hygiene, nursing, internal medicine, nutrition, psychiatry, sociology, and medical statistics.<\/p>\n Characterized by a collaborative and participatory approach, the Healthy AGING Group is strongly committed to community outreach working elbow-to-elbow with local stakeholders and actively participating in community-based events in the Province of Novara.<\/p>\n The path undertaken by the Healthy AGING Group bore its fruit in 2018 when the Italian Ministero dell’Istruzione, Universit\u00e0 e Ricerca (MIUR) conferred the Excellence Award to the Departments of Translational Medicine (DIMET) and the Health Sciences (DSS) of the UPO School of Medicine. This support allowed the DIMET to launch the AGING Project, while the DSS set in motion the “Food for Health: an integrated Approach (FOHN)” project. 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<\/span><\/p>\nHow to meet these challenges<\/h2>\n
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Thanks to the \u201cNovara Cohort Study<\/u><\/strong><\/a>\u201d, we aim to investigate the aging process among the local population of the Novara Province (Italy), identifying different healthy lifestyles and risk factors. Lastly, by donating biological samples to a biobank, all citizens can become not only beneficiaries but also an integral part of the research and discovery process on aging.<\/p>\nThe four pillars of the AGING Project:<\/h2>\n
Interdisciplinary approach<\/h3>\n
Translational research<\/h3>\n
Support for research and education<\/h3>\n
Public engagement<\/h3>\n
Interdisciplinary approach<\/h3>\n
Translational research<\/h3>\n
Support for research and education<\/h3>\n
Public engagement<\/h3>\n
The history of the AGING Project<\/h2>\n
The AGING Project Excellence Award consists of a five-year grant that allowed strengthening ongoing research and educational activities in the aging field as well as increasing the number of national and international collaborations with on aging-related projects.<\/p>\nFacilities<\/h3>\n
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