Aging and Human Longevity

Aging and Human Longevity by M.-F. Schulz-Aellen.

The proportion of elderly people continues to increase in the western world-nearly a quarter of the population will be over 65 years by the year 2050. Since aging is accompanied by an increase in diseases and by a deterioration in well-being, finding solutions to these social, medical and psychologi...

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Main Author: Schulz-Aellen, M.-F (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boston, MA : Birkhäuser Boston : Imprint: Birkhäuser, 1997.
Edition:1st ed. 1997.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Cell biology.
Life sciences.
Medicine.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • I: The Mechanisms of Aging
  • 1 Variability of life span between species
  • 2 Factors that influence human longevity
  • 3 Structural and physiological changes occurring with age
  • 4 Theories of aging
  • 5 Mechanisms of cellular aging
  • 6 Apoptosis, disease, and senescence
  • Conclusion of Part I
  • II: The Prolongation of Life
  • 1 Life extension
  • 2 The role of diet in longevity
  • 3 Antioxidants and the chemoprevention of cancers and cardiovascular diseases
  • 4 Life styles
  • 5 Substitution of endogenous compounds and hormones
  • 6 Medications and alternative medicine
  • 7 Surgical strategies
  • 8 Perspectives in the detection and treatment of diseases
  • Conclusion
  • Relevant books on aging
  • References.

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