Cavendish remained active in science and healthy in body almost until the end.
In science, a healthy skepticism is a professional necessity, whereas in religion, having belief without evidence is regarded as a virtue.
But the current over-reliance on one point of view in this extremely uncertain science is healthy neither for psychiatry, nor for those it treats.
The national passion for small furry things, which erupts into violent protest every few years, is making Britain, for all its strong science and healthy investment, a less attractive place for global drug firms to set up shop.In its election manifesto four years ago, the government pledged to enforce stricter control of animal research and has largely delivered on its promise.
That includes $5.15 billion for science, a healthy $370 million over its 2013 level of $4.78 billion.
Since 1981, AFAR has advanced basic research and breakthroughs in the science of healthy aging by supporting more than 4,000 talented MDs, PhDs, and students across the country.
Hopefully there will be more public advocacy initiatives, more events, publications and organizations supporting the advancement of science for healthy longevity, and more and more people will join the longevity movement.
Dr. Linda P. Fried is a leader in the fields of epidemiology and geriatrics who has dedicated her career to the science of healthy aging and creating the basis for a transition to a world where greater longevity benefits people of all ages.
