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OICL Abstract Overview
The Okinawa International Conference on Longevity
OICL is the first comprehensive scientific meeting in Okinawa that is designed to cover a wide range of topics related mainly to longevity and successful aging, with an emphasis on Okinawan successful aging.
The scientific sessions start with basic mechanisms of aging, including molecular, biochemical and cellular and progress to the understanding of physiologic and clinical aspects of aging. Other topics include nutrition
and lifestyle, integrative and traditional clinical approaches to medicine, and special session devoted to centenarians, who we believe are living examples of successful aging.
More than 35 scientists,
researchers, physicians and educators from 10 different countries lead the symposia, lectures, panel discussions and poster presentations. Most of these presenters are recognized world experts in their fields.
The most significant aspect of this conference is to share the "secrets" of Okinawan longevity with the rest of the world. For example, Okinawa may have the highest prevalence of centenarians in the world at
33.6 per 100,000 population, in contrast to an average of 10 per 100,000 in most highly industrialized countries. Aside from this impressive centenarian prevalence, Okinawa has also a high prevalence of those who live
greater than 105 years or what we call "supercentenarians". Finding the genetic and lifestyle keys to their successful aging is an ongoing and fascinating challenge.
With this background, we are pleased
to provide you with first abstract booklet of the OICL. Contained within are some novel ideas that challenge the present existing theories of aging by Prof. James Trosko of Michigan State University. Dr. Gary
Andrews, Past President of the International Association of Gerontology presents the challenges and opportunities of an aging society. Also present is Dr. Thomas Perls of Harvard University and his colleagues, who
recently located an area on Chromosome 4 "highly suggestive" of a human longevity enabling gene. You also will see Dr. Michael Rose of the University of California Irvine, who challenges us with new evidence
about the potential for slowing the aging process. Dr. Fernando Torres-Gil shares with us innovative ideas on social policies for an aging population. Dr. Andrew Weil presents new and unique ways to integrate
conventional and alternative medicine for long term health. Drs. Makoto Suzuki, Craig and Bradley Willcox, bring us the latest genetic and lifestyle research on Okinawa' impressive centenarian population. A new model
for wellness and successful aging is also proposed, andmany more fascinating ideas will be presented on November 12th and 13th, 2001.
With this, I hope this "small abstract booklet" will contribute to
the existing knowledge of healthy longevity and successful aging and will lead to better health for all the people of the world, as we all look for new and unique ways to overcome barriers and prosper from the
challenges of an aging society.David Itokazu, MD
Editor and Chairman
Okinawa International Conference on Longevity
Naha City, Okinawa, Japan
November, 2001.
Those participants listed below are linked to the appropriate abstract pages on this website Prof. Michael R. Rose
Prof. David I. Thurnham
Thomas Perls, MD
Andrew T. Weil, MD
Prof. Fernando Torres -Gil
Prof. Gary Robert Andrews
Prof. Makoto Suzuki
David Itokazu, M.D.
Prof. R. Sharma
Dr. I.F.F. Benzie
James E. Trosko, Chia-Cheng Chang, and Mei-Hui Tai
Hajime Ohigashi, Akira Murakami and
Koichi Koshimizu
Yasuo Kagawa, Yoshiko Yanagisawa, Wenhua Zhao, Xiaoguang Yang, Kazuo Umetsu, Shigeji Miyagi, Terue Kawabata and Kyoko Hasegawa
B. Willcox; D.C. Willcox;
H. Todoriki; M. Suzuki
Nobuyoshi Hirose, Yasuyuki Gondo 1), Kanaoko Nishikawa 2), Hiroki Inagaki 1)Yasumichi Arai
Prof. Michel Poulain
Yasuo Nakahara, M.D
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Prof. Toshihiko Osawa
Kenji Toba, M.D., Ph.D.,
Masahiro Akishita M.D., Ph.D.
Hiroshi Shimokata, M.D., Ph.D.
Fujiko Ando, M.D., Ph.D.
Masahiro Akishita, M.D., Junichi Yamaguchi, M.D., Shinjiro Mizukawa, M.D., Mitsuo Ohni, M.D., Kenji Toba, M.D.
Dr. D. Craig Willcox and Dr. Bradley J. Willcox
Kazuhiko Taira, Ph.D.
Prof. Yoko Aniya
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