53. What can researchers do to ensure that aging science can be trusted?

Researchers should better separate established findings from speculation, report benefits and risks transparently, and engage communities affected by the work. At the same time, the field should avoid black-and-white thinking as criticisms and dismissals may inhibit progress, and promotion may couple with true advances. Ultimately, aging science will be trusted and will benefit everyone only when we have real progress. We should think of the aging Manhattan project and earn trust through advances in science.