Overview

Aging is a natural part of life that brings changes to physical, psychological and social health. Despite the changes being irreversible, there are many ways to enhance the quality of life as we age. With a view to promoting healthy aging, our aim is to develop an understanding of the aging process through the science of aging; engage aging research across disciplines with the implementation of comprehensive strategies for tackling population change and foster healthy aging.


Adaptation

Improving wellbeing of those in need today


Mitigation

Improving the current and future condition of people who have already had many aspects of their life-course in train


Resilience

Ensuring the youngest in society age well and can maximise their social and economic potential

Population Aging Is Not the End of the World

Traditional Chinese Medicine Could Be the Answer to Alzheimer's

Improving Healthcare Operations

Reconnecting Children and Parents Through Telemedicine

Data Science in the Era of Personalized Medicine

Stem Cell Rejuvenation

Using Machine Learning-based Medical Image Analysis to Identify Aging-related Disease

Smart Wheelchairs and Autonomous Guided Vehicle

Understanding the Economic Well-being of Elderly in China

From Facial Expression to Diseases

Learning a Second Language May Help Slow Down Aging

Traces of Aging-Associated Diseases in DNA

Keeping Air Clean and Safe, Keeping Water Pure and Environmental Infection Control

The Search of Cure for Alzheimer's

Pharmacological Basis of Chinese Tonifying Herbs in the Language of Modern Medicine

Age-Friendly Neighbourhood Makes All the Difference

What Retirement Was Like in the 18th Century

Improving Quality of Life By Maintaining Mobility



*The projects undertaken in HKUST are being supported by the Hong Kong Jockey Club, General Research Fund (GRF), Collaborative Research Fund (CRF) and Strategic Public Policy Research (SPPR) Funding Scheme.