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Intrinsic capacity: A new way to measure healthy aging

Source: Longevity Technology • Published: 19 Oct 2026, 10:23

Summarized by Masters of Longevity from Longevity Technology.

Reports on shifting aging measurement from disease counts to a functional 'intrinsic capacity' framework that captures cognition, mobility, senses, vitality and resilience.

Intrinsic capacity: A new way to measure healthy aging
Key Takeaways
  • Longevity.Technology is growing fast; we are open to conversations with prospective partners and investors who share our vision.
  • The researcher who helped the WHO reframe aging says function, not disease, is the better yardstick.
  • As the WHO’s Director of Aging and Life Course from 2009 to 2019, he led the World Report on Aging and Health , where the idea now called intrinsic capacity took shape.
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