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The biology of human longevity : inflammation, nutrition, and aging in the evolution of lifespans / / Caleb E. Finch
| The biology of human longevity : inflammation, nutrition, and aging in the evolution of lifespans / / Caleb E. Finch |
| Autore | Finch Caleb Ellicott |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Academic Press, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (640 p.) |
| Disciplina |
612.6/8
612.68 |
| Soggetto topico |
Longevity - Physiological aspects
Aging - Physiological aspects Inflammation Nutrition |
| ISBN |
1-281-03721-4
9786611037215 0-08-054594-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; The Biology of Human Longevity; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Inflammation and Oxidation in Aging and Chronic Diseases; Part I; 1.1. Overview; 1.2. Experimental Models for Aging; 1.2.1. Mortality Rate Accelerations; 1.2.2. Mammals; 1.2.3. Cultured Cell Models and Replicative Senescence; 1.2.4. Invertebrate Models; 1.2.5. Yeast; 1.2.6. The Biochemistry of Aging; 1.2.7. Biomarkers of Aging and Mortality Risk Markers; 1.2.8. Evolutionary Theories of Aging; 1.3. Outline of Inflammation; 1.3.1. Innate Defense Mechanisms
1.3.2. Genetic Variations of Inflammatory Responses1.3.3. Inflammation and Energy; 1.3.4. Amyloids and Inflammation; 1.4. Bystander Damage and Dependent Variables in Senescence; 1.4.1. Free Radical Bystander Damage (Type 1); 1.4.2. Glyco-oxidation (Type 2); 1.4.3. Chronic Proliferation (Type 3); 1.4.4. Mechanical Bystander Effects (Type 4); Part II; 1.5. Arterial Aging and Atherosclerosis; 1.5.1. Overview and Ontogeny; 1.5.2. Hazards of Hypertension; 1.5.3. Mechanisms; 1.5.3.1. Inflammation; 1.5.3.2. Hemodynamics; 1.5.3.3. Aging; 1.5.3.4. Endothelial Progenitor Cells 1.5.4. Blood Risk Factors for Vascular Disease and Overlap with Acute Phase Responses1.6. Alzheimer Disease and Vascular-related Dementias; 1.6.1. Neuropathology of Alzheimer Disease; 1.6.2. Inflammation in Alzheimer Disease; 1.6.3. Prodromal Stages of Alzheimer Disease; 1.6.4. Overlap of Alzheimer and Cerebrovascular Changes; 1.6.5. Insulin and IGF-1 in Vascular Disease and Alzheimer Disease; 1.6.6. Blood Inflammatory Proteins: Markers for Disease or Aging, or Both?; 1.7. Inflammation in Obesity; 1.8. Processes of Normal Aging in the Absence of Specific Diseases; 1.8.1. Brain 1.8.2. Generalized Inflammatory Changes in Normal Tissue Aging1.9. Summary; Chapter 2 :Infections, Inflammogens, and Drugs; 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. Vascular Disease; 2.2.1. Historical Associations of Infections and Vascular Mortality; 2.2.2. Modern Serologic Associations; 2.3. Infections from the Central Tube: Metchnikoff Revisited; 2.3.1. Humans: Leakage from Periodontal Disease and Possibly the Lower Intestine; 2.3.2. Worms and Flies as Models for Human Intestinal Microbial Intrusion; 2.4. Aerosols and Dietary Inflammogens; 2.4.1. Aerosols; 2.4.2. Food 2.5. Infections, Inflammation, and Life Span2.5.1. Historical Human Populations; 2.5.2. Longer Rodent Life Spans with Improved Husbandry; 2.6. Are Infections a Cause of Obesity?; 2.7. Inflammation, Dementia, and Cognitive Decline; 2.7.1. Alzheimer Disease; 2.7.2. HIV, Dementia, and Amyloid; 2.7.3. Peripheral Amyloids; 2.7.4. Inflammation and Cognitive Decline During 'Usual' Aging; 2.8. Immunosenescence and Stem Cells; 2.8.1. Immunosenescence and Cumulative Exposure; 2.8.2. Immunosenescence and Telomere Loss; 2.8.3. Inflammation and Stem Cells; 2.9. Cancer, Infection, and Inflammation 2.9.1. Helicobacter Pylori and Hepatitis B Virus |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910813754903321 |
Finch Caleb Ellicott
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| Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Academic Press, c2007 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Come prolungare la vita? / di A. A. Bogomoletz
| Come prolungare la vita? / di A. A. Bogomoletz |
| Autore | Bogomolec, Aleksandr Aleksandrovic |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Milano : Bompiani, stampa 1950 |
| Descrizione fisica | 162 p. ; 21 cm |
| Disciplina | 612.68 |
| Collana | L'uomo ; 5 |
| Soggetto topico | Longevità |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | ita |
| Record Nr. | UNISALENTO-991002946319707536 |
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Bogomolec, Aleksandr Aleksandrovic
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| Milano : Bompiani, stampa 1950 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. del Salento | ||
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Demography of Population Health, Aging and Health Expenditures / / edited by Christos H. Skiadas, Charilaos Skiadas
| Demography of Population Health, Aging and Health Expenditures / / edited by Christos H. Skiadas, Charilaos Skiadas |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2020.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (446 pages) |
| Disciplina |
612.68
614.42 |
| Collana | The Springer Series on Demographic Methods and Population Analysis |
| Soggetto topico |
Demography
Public health Statistics Aging Probabilities Public Health Statistics for Life Sciences, Medicine, Health Sciences Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes |
| ISBN | 3-030-44695-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Part I: Healthy Aging, Healthy Life Years Lost and Health Expenditure Allocation -- Chapter 1. Relation of the Weibull Shape Parameter with the Healthy Life Years Lost Estimates: Analytic Derivation and Estimation from an Extended Life Table -- Chapter 2. Direct Healthy Life Expectancy Estimates from Life Tables with a Sullivan Extension. Bridging the Gap Between HALE and Eurostat Estimates -- Chapter 3. Modeling the Health Expenditure in Japan, 2011. A Healthy Life Years Lost Methodology -- Chapter 4. Healthy Ageing in Czechia -- Chapter 5. Evolution of Systems with Power-Law Memory: Do We Have to Die? -- Part II: Mortality Modeling and Applications -- Chapter 6. Structural Equation Modeling: Infant Mortality Rate in Egypt Application -- Chapter 7. Modeling of mortality in elderly by lung cancer in the Northeast of Brazil -- Chapter 8. Demographics of the Russian pension reform -- Chapter 9. Using the Developing Countries Mortality Database (DCMD) to Probabilistically Evaluate the Completeness of Death Registration at Old Ages -- Chapter 10. Mortality developments in Greece from the cohort perspective -- Chapter 11. On demographic approach of the BGGM distribution parameters on Italy and Sweden -- Chapter 12. Alcohol consumption in selected European countries -- Part III: Birth-Death Process, Self-perceived Age and Gender Differences -- Chapter 13. Modelling monthly birth and deaths using Seasonal Forecasting Methods as an input for population estimates -- Chapter 14. Births by order and childlessness in the post-socialist countries -- Chapter 15. On the evaluation of ‘Self-perceived Age’ for Europeans and Americans -- Part IV: Theoretical Issues and Applications -- Chapter 16. Spatio-temporal aspects of community well-being in Multivariate Functional Data approach -- Chapter 17. Properties and Dynamics of the Beta Gompertz Generalized Makeham Distribution -- Chapter 18. Increasing efficiency in the EBT algorithm -- Chapter 19. Psychometric validation of constructs defined by ordinal-valued items -- Chapter 20. Robust Minimal Markov Model for Dengue Virus Type 3 -- Chapter 21. Determining influential factors in spatio-temporal models -- Chapter 22. Describing labour market dynamics through Non Homogeneous Markov System theory -- Part V: Life-time, Survival, Pension, Labor Force and Further Estimates -- Chapter 23. The wide variety of regression models for lifetime data -- Chapter 24. Analysing the risk of bankruptcy of firms: survival analysis, competing risks and multistate models -- Chapter 25. A bayesian modeling approach to private preparedness behavior against flood hazards -- Chapter 26. Assessing labour market mobility in Europe -- Chapter 27. The implications of applying alternative-supplementary measures of the unemployment rate to regions: Evidence from the European Union Labour Force Survey for Southern Europe, 2008-2015 -- Chapter 28. Reverse Mortgages: Risks and Opportunities -- Chapter 29. Estimating the Health State at Retirement: A Stochastic Modeling Approach. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910416088403321 |
| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Geriatrics Health / / edited by Hülya Çakmur
| Geriatrics Health / / edited by Hülya Çakmur |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, United Kingdom : , : IntechOpen, , 2018 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (76 pages) : illustrations some color |
| Disciplina | 612.68 |
| Soggetto topico |
Geriatrics
Older people - Health and hygiene Longevity |
| ISBN |
1-83881-658-5
1-78923-761-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910317783503321 |
| London, United Kingdom : , : IntechOpen, , 2018 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A history of ideas about the prolongation of life / / Gerald J. Gruman
| A history of ideas about the prolongation of life / / Gerald J. Gruman |
| Autore | Gruman Gerald J (Gerald Joseph), <1926-2007.> |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Springer Pub. Co., , c2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (239 pages) |
| Disciplina |
612.6/8
612.68 |
| Collana | Classics in longevity and aging series. |
| Soggetto topico | Longevity - History |
| ISBN |
1-281-90792-8
9786611907921 0-8261-1874-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Contents; Preface; Foreword; Acknowledgments; I. Introduction; II. Apologism; III. Prolongevity Legends; IV. Taoist Prolongevitism in Theory; V. Taoist Prolongevitism in Practice; VI. The Alchemists; VII. The Hygienists; VIII. The Philosophes; IX. Epilogue; Endnotes; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910810996103321 |
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Gruman Gerald J (Gerald Joseph), <1926-2007.>
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| New York : , : Springer Pub. Co., , c2003 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Hormones in Ageing and Longevity / / edited by Suresh Rattan, Ramesh Sharma
| Hormones in Ageing and Longevity / / edited by Suresh Rattan, Ramesh Sharma |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2017.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (338 pages) : illustrations (some color), tables |
| Disciplina | 612.68 |
| Collana | Healthy Ageing and Longevity |
| Soggetto topico |
Medicine - Research
Biology - Research Geriatrics Cytology Biomedical Research Cell Biology |
| ISBN | 3-319-63001-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Part I: History And Conflux -- How Hormones, As Ancient Signalling Molecules, Regulate Diverse Biological Processes Through Evolution -- Somatotropic Axis’ Role In Ageing And Longevity Could Depend On Life-History Strategies Of Species -- Part Ii: Growth, Stress And Metabolism -- Glucocorticoid Hormones In Aging -- Zinc, Insulin And Igf-I Interplay In Aging -- Growth Hormone And Igf-1 Axis In Aging And Longevity -- Thyroid Function In Healthy Ageing And Longevity -- Tgf-Β In Development And Ageing -- Part Iii: Neuroendocrine And Rhythms -- Hormones Of Hypothalamus In Aging -- Environmental And Physiological Cues On The Hypothalamus During Aging -- Melatonin In Healthy Aging And Longevity -- Horm ones In Clock Regulation During Ageing -- Part Iv: Brain, Immunity And Cytokinins -- Estrogens In Aging -- Cytokines And Aging -- Plant Hormone Cytokinins For Modulating Human Aging And Age-Related Diseases. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910253940903321 |
| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Invecchiamento positivo / Manuela Zambianchi, Pio Enrico Ricci Bitti
| Invecchiamento positivo / Manuela Zambianchi, Pio Enrico Ricci Bitti |
| Autore | ZAMBIANCHI, Manuela |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Roma : Carocci, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 109 p. ; 20 cm |
| Disciplina | 612.68 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | RICCI BITTI, Pio Enrico |
| Collana | Le bussole |
| Soggetto topico | Longevità |
| ISBN | 978-88-430-6520-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | ita |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-990003677960203316 |
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ZAMBIANCHI, Manuela
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| Roma : Carocci, 2012 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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L' enzima dell'immortalità : La telomerasi: la scoperta scientifica che fermerà l'invecchiamento / Michael Fossel ; [traduzione dall'inglese a cura di Daniele Ballarini]
| L' enzima dell'immortalità : La telomerasi: la scoperta scientifica che fermerà l'invecchiamento / Michael Fossel ; [traduzione dall'inglese a cura di Daniele Ballarini] |
| Autore | Fossel, Michael |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : Piemme, c1998 |
| Descrizione fisica | 347 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Disciplina | 612.68 |
| Soggetto topico | Longevità - Ricerche popolari |
| ISBN | 88-384-3165-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | ita |
| Record Nr. | UNIBAS-000003996 |
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Fossel, Michael
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| New York : Piemme, c1998 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. della Basilicata | ||
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Life expectancy and income convergence in the world : a dynamic general equilibrium analysis / / Kenichi Ueda
| Life expectancy and income convergence in the world : a dynamic general equilibrium analysis / / Kenichi Ueda |
| Autore | Ueda Kenichi |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Washington, District of Columbia] : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (36 p.) |
| Disciplina | 612.68 |
| Collana |
IMF Working Papers
IMF working paper |
| Soggetto topico |
Life expectancy - Econometric models
Income - Econometric models Cost and standard of living - Econometric models Convergence (Economics) - Econometric models |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-4623-0030-8
1-4527-5311-3 1-282-84109-2 9786612841095 1-4518-7016-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; I. Introduction; II. Model and Quantitative Results; A. Technology and Preference; B. Representative Agent; C. Neutrality of Longevity under Neoclassical Assumptions; D. Positive Value of Life with Costly Human Capital Transfer; III. Quantitative Assessment; A. Computable Form; B. Benchmark Parameter Values; C. Dynastic General Equilibrium Value of Life; D. Sensitivity Analysis; E. Income Convergence; IV. Case and Imperfect Altruism; V. Concluding Remarks; Reference; Figures; 1. Evolution of Life Expectancy; Tables; 1. Parameter Values; 2. Benchmark Quantitative Assessment
3. Sensitivity Analysis 4. Convergence of Income and Full Income; Appendices; I. Solutions; A. Optimal H/K Ratio; B. Euler Equation; II. Imperfect Altruism Case; A. Proof of Proposition 2; B. Proof of Proposition 3 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463586203321 |
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Ueda Kenichi
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| [Washington, District of Columbia] : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2008 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Life Expectancy and Income Convergence in the World : : A Dynamic General Equilibrium Analysis / / Kenichi Ueda
| Life Expectancy and Income Convergence in the World : : A Dynamic General Equilibrium Analysis / / Kenichi Ueda |
| Autore | Ueda Kenichi |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (36 p.) |
| Disciplina | 612.68 |
| Collana |
IMF Working Papers
IMF working paper |
| Soggetto topico |
Life expectancy - Econometric models
Income - Econometric models Cost and standard of living - Econometric models Convergence (Economics) - Econometric models Insurance Labor Macroeconomics Human Capital Skills Occupational Choice Labor Productivity Health: General Aggregate Factor Income Distribution Macroeconomics: Consumption Saving Wealth Insurance Companies Actuarial Studies Labour income economics Health economics Insurance & actuarial studies Human capital Health Income Consumption Economics |
| ISBN |
1-4623-0030-8
1-4527-5311-3 1-282-84109-2 9786612841095 1-4518-7016-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; I. Introduction; II. Model and Quantitative Results; A. Technology and Preference; B. Representative Agent; C. Neutrality of Longevity under Neoclassical Assumptions; D. Positive Value of Life with Costly Human Capital Transfer; III. Quantitative Assessment; A. Computable Form; B. Benchmark Parameter Values; C. Dynastic General Equilibrium Value of Life; D. Sensitivity Analysis; E. Income Convergence; IV. Case and Imperfect Altruism; V. Concluding Remarks; Reference; Figures; 1. Evolution of Life Expectancy; Tables; 1. Parameter Values; 2. Benchmark Quantitative Assessment
3. Sensitivity Analysis 4. Convergence of Income and Full Income; Appendices; I. Solutions; A. Optimal H/K Ratio; B. Euler Equation; II. Imperfect Altruism Case; A. Proof of Proposition 2; B. Proof of Proposition 3 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788235403321 |
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Ueda Kenichi
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| Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2008 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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