Buck Institute scientists are focused on extending the healthy years of life. Our unique interdisciplinary research is targeted at influencing the aging process itself in order to prevent or delay the disorders commonly associated with aging – Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases, cancer, arthritis, stroke, osteoporosis, and cardiovascular disease, among others. The Buck Institute is the nation’s first independent, non-profit scientific institute dedicated solely to understanding the connection between aging and chronic disease.