Geroscience is the study of how to slow biological aging to extend healthspan and longevity. Geroscience has not heretofore incorporated behavioral or social-science methods or findings into its agenda, but the current expansion of the agenda to human trials of anti-aging therapies will be greatly aided by behavioral and social science. This article recommends some ways in which geroscience can be augmented through collaboration with behavioral and social science to: accomplish translation from animal models to humans; inform the design of clinical trials of anti-aging therapies; develop outcome measures for evaluating efficacy of anti-aging therapies, and reduce and not exacerbate health disparities.

老年科学是研究如何减缓生物老化以延长健康寿命和寿命的学科。迄今为止，老年科学尚未将行为或社会科学方法或发现纳入其议程，但当前将议程扩展到抗衰老疗法的人体试验将得到行为和社会科学的极大帮助。本文推荐了一些通过与行为和社会科学合作来增强老年科学的方法： 完成从动物模型到人类的转化；为抗衰老疗法的临床试验设计提供信息；制定评估抗衰老疗法疗效的结果措施，并减少而不是加剧健康差异。