1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911096579303321

Autore

Fossel Michael

Titolo

Cells, aging, and human disease / / Michael B. Fossel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2023

ISBN

9780195302540

9780190286262

0190286261

9780197700518

0197700519

9781280481413

1280481412

9780198032199

0198032196

9781433700804

1433700808

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (504 p.)

Collana

Oxford scholarship online

Disciplina

612.6/7

Soggetti

Aging

Cells - Aging

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously issued in print: 2004.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; 1. The Context; 2. Cell Senescence; 3. Cell Senescence in Aging; 4. The Aging Cascade; 5. Cancer; 6. Parasitic Disease; Part II: The Aging Organism; 7. The Progerias; 8. The Skin; 9. Cardiovascular System; 10. Orthopedic Systems; 11. Hematopoetic and Immune Systems; 12. Endocrine Systems; 13. Nervous System; 14. Kidneys; 15. Muscle; 16. Gastrointestinal System; 17. The Eye; 18. Towards Therapy; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z

Sommario/riassunto

Explains human aging from genes to clinical disease. With over 4,000 references, this book explores both the fundamental processes of aging and the resultant tissue-by-tissue clinical pathology, detailing both research and state-of-the art clinical interventions in aging and



age-related disease.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911140067603321

Autore

Saunders Ben

Titolo

Do the gods wear capes? : spirituality, fantasy, and superheroes / / Ben Saunders

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Continuum, 2011

ISBN

1-4411-1311-8

1-283-12252-9

9786613122520

1-4411-2722-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (191 p.)

Collana

New directions in religion and literature

Disciplina

291.213

Soggetti

Superheroes - Psychological aspects

Superheroes

Religion

Spirituality

Fantasy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Series Editors' Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Power of Love; Chapter One: Superman: Truth, Justice, and All that Stuff; Chapter Two: Wonder Woman: Bondage and Liberation; Chapter Three: Spider-Man: Heroic Failure and Spiritual Triumph; Chapter Four: Iron Man: Techno-Faith; Coda: Modern Gods; Appendix: On the Place of Superhero Studies within Comics Studies; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Brash, bold, and sometimes brutal, superheroes might seem to epitomize modern pop-culture at its most melodramatic and mindless. But according to Ben Saunders, the appeal of the superhero is fundamentally metaphysical - even spiritual - in nature. In chapter-length analyses of the early comic book adventures of Superman, Wonder Woman, Spider-Man, and Iron-Man, Saunders explores a



number of complex philosophical and theological issues, including: the problem of evil; the will-to-power; the tension between intimacy and vulnerability; and the challenge of love, in the face of mortality. He conclu