Age as disease : anti-aging technologies, sites and practices / / David-Jack Fletcher |
Autore | Fletcher David-Jack |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2021] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (vii, 349 pages) |
Disciplina | 612.67 |
Soggetto topico |
Aging - Physiological aspects
Aging - Social aspects |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 981-16-0013-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- 1: Introduction -- What Is Aging? -- Foucauldian Biopolitics -- Neoliberalism -- Somatechnics -- Ethics -- Chapter Overview -- References -- 2: The Biopolitics of Somatechnologies and Diseased Bodies -- Biopolitics -- A Brief History of Longevity and Rejuvenation Techniques -- Algorithmic Somatechnologies: The 'Magic' of Trinfinity8 -- The American Dream, Eugenic Practices and the Nazi State -- Neo-eugenic Somatechnologies -- Governmentality and the Self -- Origins of the Camp -- References -- 3: Gerontological Hygiene: Emergence and Contemporary Practice -- Archaeology of Gerontology -- The Neoliberal Subject and Aging Policy -- 'Productive Aging' and Neoliberalism's 'Climate of Consent' -- Pathologizing Age: Biogerontology and Anti-Aging Somatechnologies -- Compounds for Elderly Citizens: Spaces for Abnormal and Docile Bodies -- The Surveillance of Aging -- Therapeutic Regimes: Creating Normative and Docile Bodies -- Implications for the Construction of the Human -- References -- 4: Questions of the 'Human' -- Genealogy of Humanism -- Inclusionary and Exclusionary Regimes -- Heidegger's Construction of the Human -- The Ethical Implications of Heideggerian Philosophy -- Arendt's Characteristics of the Human -- The Medicalized Elderly as Animal Laborans -- Derrida + The Human -- References -- 5: Gerontological Treatment Protocols: An Ethical Inquiry -- An Overview of Ethics -- The Animal Within: The Ethics of Testicular Xenotransplantation -- The Abolition of Aging: The GeroScience Network and Gerontological Hygiene -- References -- 6: Conclusion: Trajectories of Gerontological Hygiene -- Why Should Old Age Not Be Abolished? -- Emergent Technologies -- References -- References. |
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Aging and health : a systems biology perspective / / volume editors, Anatoliy I. Yashin, S. Michal Jazwinski |
Autore | Yashin Anatoliy I |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Karger, 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (208 p.) |
Disciplina | 612.6/7 |
Collana | Interdisciplinary topics in gerontology |
Soggetto topico | Aging - Physiological aspects |
Soggetto non controllato |
Medicine & Public Health
Gerontology Geriatrics Genetics Bioinformatics Genomics Physiology Medicine |
ISBN | 3-318-02730-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction to the theory of aging networks / Witten, T.M. -- Applications to aging networks / Wimble, C., Witten, T.M. -- Computational systems biology for aging research / Auley, M.T., Mooney, K.M. -- How does the body know how old it is? Introducing the epigenetic clock hypothesis / Mitteldorf, J. -- The great evolutionary divide : two genomic systems biologies of aging / Rose, M.R., Cabral, I.G., Philips, M.A., Rutledge, G.A., Phung, K.H., Mueller, L.D., Greer, L.F. -- Development and aging : two opposite but complementary phenomena / Feltes, B.C., De Faria Poloni, J., Bonatto, D. -- Aging as a process of deficit accumulation : its utility and origin / Mitnitski, A., Rockwood, K. -- Low-grade systemic inflammation connects aging, metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease / Guarner, V., Rubio-Ruiz, M.E. -- Modulating mTOR in aging and health / Johnson, S.C., Sangesland, M., Kaeberlein, M., Rabinovitch, P. -- Melatonin and circadian oscillators in aging : a dynamic approach to the multiply connected players / Hardeland, R. -- Diet-microbiota-health interactions in older subjects : implications for healthy aging / Lynch, D.B., Jeffery, I.B., Cusack, S., O'Connor, E.M., O'Toole, P.W. -- Systems biology approaches in aging research / Chauhan, A., Liebal, U.W., Vera, J., Baltrusch, S., Junghanss, C., Tiedge, M., Fuellen, G., Wolkenhauer, O., Köhling, R. -- Conservative growth hormone/IGF-1 and mTOR signaling pathways as a target for aging and cancer prevention : do we really have an antiaging drug? / Anisimov, V.N. |
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Aging in today's world : conversations between an anthropologist and a physician / / Renée Rose Shield and Stanley M. Aronson |
Autore | Shield Renée Rose |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Berghahn Books, , 2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (256 p.) |
Disciplina | 305.26 |
Collana | Public issues in anthropological perspective |
Soggetto topico |
Aging
Aging - Anthropological aspects Aging - Physiological aspects |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-57181-420-5
1-57181-080-3 1-78238-724-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Title Page; Table of Contents; Chapter 1 Introduction; Interlude: Death Be Not the Enemy; Chapter 2 Examining Our Assumptions; Commentary: Understanding Aging Being Old Helps; Chapter 3 The Historical Demography of the Very Old; Commentary: What Are Some of the Implications of So Many Old People?; Chapter 4 Is Aging a Problem?; Commentary: The Problem of Elder Abuse; Chapter 5 (Negative) Associationsto Growing Old: The Elderly Portrayed in Words; Commentary: Anthropological Musingson Dependency; Chapter 6 Mobility and Immobility Stumbling, Tripping, Crumbling, and Falling Amongst the Aged
Commentary: When They Fall DownChapter 7 Systemic Diseases of the Elderly and the Problem of Alcoholism: Two Points of View; Commentary: Practicalities and the Quality of Life; Chapter 8 Reflections on Retirement and the Conceptof "Home"; Commentary: Vagrant Thoughts on Retirement; Chapter 9 Some Socialand Ethical Implications of Dementia; Commentary: The Expectation of Sorrow as Anticipatory Grief; Interlude: Some Joys: My Personal Ode to Aging Thus Far; Chapter 10 Conclusion The Face in the Mirror; Concluding Thoughts; References Cited; Index |
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Aging in today's world : conversations between an anthropologist and a physician / / Renée Rose Shield and Stanley M. Aronson |
Autore | Shield Renée Rose |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Berghahn Books, , 2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (256 p.) |
Disciplina | 305.26 |
Collana | Public issues in anthropological perspective |
Soggetto topico |
Aging
Aging - Anthropological aspects Aging - Physiological aspects |
ISBN |
1-57181-420-5
1-57181-080-3 1-78238-724-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Title Page; Table of Contents; Chapter 1 Introduction; Interlude: Death Be Not the Enemy; Chapter 2 Examining Our Assumptions; Commentary: Understanding Aging Being Old Helps; Chapter 3 The Historical Demography of the Very Old; Commentary: What Are Some of the Implications of So Many Old People?; Chapter 4 Is Aging a Problem?; Commentary: The Problem of Elder Abuse; Chapter 5 (Negative) Associationsto Growing Old: The Elderly Portrayed in Words; Commentary: Anthropological Musingson Dependency; Chapter 6 Mobility and Immobility Stumbling, Tripping, Crumbling, and Falling Amongst the Aged
Commentary: When They Fall DownChapter 7 Systemic Diseases of the Elderly and the Problem of Alcoholism: Two Points of View; Commentary: Practicalities and the Quality of Life; Chapter 8 Reflections on Retirement and the Conceptof "Home"; Commentary: Vagrant Thoughts on Retirement; Chapter 9 Some Socialand Ethical Implications of Dementia; Commentary: The Expectation of Sorrow as Anticipatory Grief; Interlude: Some Joys: My Personal Ode to Aging Thus Far; Chapter 10 Conclusion The Face in the Mirror; Concluding Thoughts; References Cited; Index |
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Aging in today's world : conversations between an anthropologist and a physician / / Renée Rose Shield and Stanley M. Aronson |
Autore | Shield Renée Rose |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Berghahn Books, , 2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (256 p.) |
Disciplina | 305.26 |
Collana | Public issues in anthropological perspective |
Soggetto topico |
Aging
Aging - Anthropological aspects Aging - Physiological aspects |
ISBN |
1-57181-420-5
1-57181-080-3 1-78238-724-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Title Page; Table of Contents; Chapter 1 Introduction; Interlude: Death Be Not the Enemy; Chapter 2 Examining Our Assumptions; Commentary: Understanding Aging Being Old Helps; Chapter 3 The Historical Demography of the Very Old; Commentary: What Are Some of the Implications of So Many Old People?; Chapter 4 Is Aging a Problem?; Commentary: The Problem of Elder Abuse; Chapter 5 (Negative) Associationsto Growing Old: The Elderly Portrayed in Words; Commentary: Anthropological Musingson Dependency; Chapter 6 Mobility and Immobility Stumbling, Tripping, Crumbling, and Falling Amongst the Aged
Commentary: When They Fall DownChapter 7 Systemic Diseases of the Elderly and the Problem of Alcoholism: Two Points of View; Commentary: Practicalities and the Quality of Life; Chapter 8 Reflections on Retirement and the Conceptof "Home"; Commentary: Vagrant Thoughts on Retirement; Chapter 9 Some Socialand Ethical Implications of Dementia; Commentary: The Expectation of Sorrow as Anticipatory Grief; Interlude: Some Joys: My Personal Ode to Aging Thus Far; Chapter 10 Conclusion The Face in the Mirror; Concluding Thoughts; References Cited; Index |
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Aging mechanisms II : longevity, metabolism, and brain aging / / Nozomu Mori, editor |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Springer, , [2022] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (429 pages) |
Disciplina | 612.67 |
Soggetto topico |
Aging - Physiological aspects
Longevity Longevitat Vellesa Fisiologia humana |
Soggetto genere / forma | Llibres electrònics |
ISBN |
981-16-7976-2
981-16-7977-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Contributors -- Part I: From Hypothesis to Mechanisms -- Chapter 1: An Unsolved Problem in Gerontology Yet: Molecular Mechanisms of Biological Aging-A Historical and Critical Overview -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 The Definition of Aging -- 1.3 Aging Theories -- 1.4 Mutation Theory of Aging/Genome Instability Theory of Aging -- 1.5 Free Radical Theory of Aging/Oxidative Stress Theory of Aging -- 1.6 The Mitochondrial Theory of Aging -- 1.7 The Error Catastrophe Theory of Aging -- 1.8 The Altered Protein Theory of Aging/Protein Homeostasis or Proteostasis Theory of Aging -- 1.9 Dysdifferentiation Theory of Aging/Epigenetic Theory of Aging -- 1.10 The Hyperfunction Theory of Aging -- 1.11 Summary and Perspectives -- References -- Part II: Human Longevity: Accelerated Aging and Centenarians -- Chapter 2: Clinical and Basic Biology of Werner Syndrome, the Model Disease of Human Aging -- 2.1 Clinical Features and Pathogenesis of Werner Syndrome -- 2.1.1 Introduction -- 2.1.2 Diagnostic Criteria -- 2.1.3 Werner Syndrome Registry -- 2.1.3.1 General Information -- Age at Onset and Diagnosis -- Physique -- Life Expectancy -- Laboratory Test -- 2.1.3.2 Symptoms -- Sarcopenia -- Diabetes -- Dyslipidemia -- Fatty Liver -- Atherosclerosis -- Malignancy -- Osteoporosis -- Skin Ulcers -- Infection -- Calcification in Tendons -- 2.2 Basic Research and Molecular Mechanisms of Werner Syndrome -- 2.2.1 Werner Gene and Protein -- 2.2.2 WRN and DNA Damage Repair -- 2.2.3 WRN and Telomeres -- 2.2.4 WRN and Mitochondria, mTOR, and Autophagy -- 2.2.5 Phenotype of WRN KO Mice -- 2.2.6 WRN and Stem Cell Senescence and Epigenome Regulation -- 2.2.7 WS Patient-Derived iPS Cells -- 2.2.8 Malignancy and WRN -- 2.3 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Biomarkers of Healthy Longevity: Lessons from Supercentenarians in Japan -- 3.1 Introduction.
3.2 Demography and Functional Status of Supercentenarians -- 3.3 Cardiovascular Biomarkers and Exceptional Survival -- 3.4 Adiponectin -- 3.5 Immunological Biomarkers of Healthy Longevity -- 3.6 Future Prospects -- References -- Part III: Cellular Aging and Lower Animal Models -- Chapter 4: Cellular Aging and Metabolites in Aging -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Historical Theory and Replicative Senescence -- 4.3 Telomere-Dependent and Telomere-Independent Senescence -- 4.4 Double-Edged Sword of SIS -- 4.5 Senescence Markers -- 4.6 The Aging Hypothesis Relevant to Metabolic Profiles -- 4.7 Metabolomic Approach for Human Whole Blood -- 4.8 Blood Metabolites for Aging Markers -- 4.9 Blood Metabolites for Fasting Markers -- 4.10 Frailty Markers for Antioxidation, Cognition, and Mobility -- 4.11 Summary -- References -- Chapter 5: To G0 or Not to G0: Cell Cycle Paradox in Senescence and Brain Aging -- 5.1 Alzheimer´s Disease -- 5.2 Cellular Senescence -- 5.3 Cellular Senescence in Post-mitotic Cells -- 5.4 Proteostasis Failure as a Driver of Neuronal Senescence -- 5.5 Neuronal Senescence: Pleiotropic Response -- 5.6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6: C. elegans Longevity Genes -- 6.1 Caenorhabditis elegans -- 6.2 Methodology -- 6.3 Aging Phenotype -- 6.4 Longevity Genes -- References -- Chapter 7: Understanding the Functions of Longevity Genes in Drosophila -- 7.1 Drosophila melanogaster as a Model System to Study Aging -- 7.1.1 Antioxidant -- 7.1.1.1 Cytoplasmic SOD (Sod1) -- 7.1.1.2 Mitochondrial SOD (Sod2) -- 7.1.1.3 Extracellular SOD (Sod3) -- 7.1.1.4 Catalase (Cat) -- 7.1.1.5 Thioredoxin (Trx-2, TrxT, dhd) -- 7.1.2 Insulin/IGF-1TOR Pathway -- 7.1.3 JNK Signaling Pathway -- 7.1.4 Epigenetic Mechanism -- 7.2 Epigenetic Inheritance of Longevity -- References -- Part IV: Metabolism: Factors Affecting Tissue Aging -- Chapter 8: NAD+ Metabolism in Aging. 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 NAD+ Biosynthesis -- 8.3 NAD+ Consumption -- 8.4 NAD+ Levels Decline with Age -- 8.5 Effects of Age-Related NAD+ Decline on Hallmarks of Aging -- 8.6 Role of NAD+ in Age-Associated Functional Decline of Organs -- 8.6.1 Liver -- 8.6.2 Adipose Tissue -- 8.6.3 Skeletal Muscle -- 8.6.4 Kidney -- 8.7 NAD+ Precursors for Restoring NAD+ Levels in Animals and Humans -- 8.8 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 9: Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Growth Differentiation Factor 15 in Aging -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 GDF15 as a Marker for Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Mitochondrial Diseases -- 9.2.1 Cybrid Cells with Pathogenic mtDNA Mutations -- 9.2.2 Energy Metabolism in Cybrid Cells with Mitochondrial Dysfunction -- 9.2.3 Transcriptional Response to Impaired Energy Metabolism in Cybrid Cells -- 9.2.4 GDF15 as a Marker for Mitochondrial Dysfunction -- 9.2.5 GDF15 as a Biomarker for Mitochondrial Diseases -- 9.3 GDF15 and Aging -- 9.3.1 Characteristics of GDF15 -- 9.3.2 GDF15 Functions Through Its Specific Receptor GFRAL -- 9.3.3 Correlation of Circulating GDF15 Levels with Age -- 9.3.4 GDF15 and Adverse Outcomes in Older Adults -- 9.3.5 GDF15 and Age-Related Diseases -- 9.4 Discussion and Perspectives -- References -- Chapter 10: Sirtuins and Metabolic Health -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Sirtuins in Oxidative Stress and Mitochondrial Biogenesis (Fig. 10.1) -- 10.3 Sirtuins in Inflammation (Fig. 10.1) -- 10.4 Sirtuins in Autophagy (Fig. 10.1) -- 10.5 Sirtuins in Apoptosis (Fig. 10.1) -- 10.6 Interventions Targeting Sirtuins -- 10.7 Perspectives -- References -- Chapter 11: Autophagy in Aging and Longevity -- 11.1 Overview of Autophagy -- 11.2 Activation of Autophagy Is One of the Convergent Mechanisms of Animal Longevity -- 11.3 Autophagic Activity Declines with Age -- 11.4 Autophagy and Age-Related Neurodegenerative Diseases. 11.5 Molecular Mechanism Regulating Autophagy and Longevity -- 11.6 Intervention of Aging via Modulating Autophagy -- 11.7 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 12: Sarcopenia: Current Topics and Future Perspective -- 12.1 What Is Sarcopenia? -- 12.2 How to Diagnose Sarcopenia -- 12.3 AWGS 2019 -- 12.4 Utilization of Phase Angle -- 12.5 Prevalence of Sarcopenia -- 12.6 Etiology of Sarcopenia -- 12.7 Genetics of Sarcopenia -- 12.8 Prognosis of Sarcopenia -- 12.9 Relationship Between Sarcopenia and Disease -- 12.10 Macroscopic Features of Age-Related Changes in Skeletal Muscle -- 12.11 Microscopic Features of Age-Related Changes in Skeletal Muscle -- 12.12 Prevention of Sarcopenia -- 12.13 Interventions for Sarcopenia -- 12.14 How to Provide Resistance Training -- 12.15 How to Provide Amino Acids and Protein for Persons with Sarcopenia -- 12.16 Pharmacological Treatment of Sarcopenia -- 12.17 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 13: Osteoporosis and Cellular Senescence in Bone -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 Role of Bone Cells and Age-Related Changes -- 13.3 Cellular Senescence in the Bone Microenvironment -- 13.4 Bone Phenotype in Animal Models of Accelerated Senescence -- 13.4.1 DNA Damage -- 13.4.2 Telomere Shortening -- 13.5 Cellular Senescence in Bone -- 13.6 Elimination of Senescent Cells in Bone Using Transgenic Mice -- 13.7 Senolytic and Senomorphic Approaches to Treating Osteoporosis -- 13.8 Summary -- References -- Chapter 14: Aging and Chronic Kidney Disease Viewed from the FGF-Klotho Endocrine System -- 14.1 Discovery of the Klotho Gene -- 14.2 Klotho Protein Function -- 14.3 Discovery of the FGF-Klotho Endocrine Axes -- 14.4 Phosphate and CKD -- 14.5 Phosphate Accelerates Aging -- 14.6 Calciprotein Particles (CPPs) -- 14.7 CPPs and Lipoproteins -- 14.8 Secreted αKlotho -- 14.9 FGF21-βKlotho Endocrine System -- 14.10 FGF21 and CKD. 14.11 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Chapter 15: Aging Biomarker SMP30 into a New Phase of Vitamin C and Aging Research -- 15.1 Introduction -- 15.2 Discovery of Age-Associated Protein SMP30 -- 15.3 Functional Analysis of SMP30 -- 15.4 SMP30 as an Organophosphatase -- 15.5 SMP30 Homolog in Fireflies -- 15.6 SMP30 Deficiency -- 15.7 SMP30 Is a Gluconolactonase (GNL) -- 15.8 SMP30-Knockout Mice Are Unable to Synthesize Vitamin C -- 15.9 Vitamin C Deficiency Accelerates Aging -- 15.10 Rough Estimation of Vitamin C Level That Accelerates Human Aging -- 15.11 Currently Available Findings Using SMP30-Knockout Mice -- 15.12 Perspectives of Vitamin C and Aging Research Using SMP30-Knockout Mice -- References -- Part V: Aging Brain: Cognitive Decline, Synaptic Plasticity -- Chapter 16: Age-Related Memory Impairments Are Caused by Alterations in Glial Activity at Old Ages -- 16.1 Associative Memory in Drosophila and the Effects of Aging on Memory -- 16.2 Age-Related Impairments in MTM -- 16.3 Age-Related Impairments in LTM -- 16.4 Defects in Neuron-Glia Interactions in Mammalian Models -- References -- Chapter 17: Critical Roles of Glial Neuroinflammation in Age-Related Memory Decline -- 17.1 Introduction -- 17.2 Age-Related Cognitive Decline in Animal Models -- 17.2.1 Cognitive Declines in Animal Model for Vascular Dementia -- 17.2.2 Memory Declines in Mouse Model for Alzheimer´s Disease -- 17.3 Critical Roles of Neuroinflammation in Age-Related Cognitive declines -- 17.3.1 Glial Neuroinflammation -- 17.3.2 Neuroinflammation at the Cerebrovascular Unit -- 17.4 Age-Related Cognitive Decline in Elderly Individuals -- 17.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 18: Central Mechanisms Linking Age-Associated Physiological Changes to Health Span Through the Hypothalamus -- 18.1 Introduction. 18.2 Molecules and Signaling Pathways in the Hypothalamus that Control Mammalian Longevity. |
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Aging, but never old [[electronic resource] ] : the realities, myths, and misrepresentations of the anti-aging movement / / Juergen Bludau |
Autore | Bludau Juergen |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Barbara, Calif., : Praeger, c2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (196 p.) |
Disciplina | 612.6/7 |
Collana | The Praeger series on contemporary health and living |
Soggetto topico |
Aging
Aging - Physiological aspects Older people - Health and hygiene |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-96368-6
9786612963681 0-313-38019-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Series Foreword; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Secrets of Aging; 2. Geriatric Medicine versus the Anti-Aging Movement; 3. Doctor Talk; 4. Medications and Older Adults; 5. Nutrition; 6. Exercise and Older Adults; 7. The Aging Brain; 8. Health Maintenance; 9. Falls-Don't Ignore Those Stumbles and Trips; 10. Depression and Anxiety-A Sad State of Affairs; 11. Incontinence-The Secret Disease; 12. Hospice and Palliative Care-Beyond Usual Medical Care; 13. Some Nuisances of Aging-When to Worry?; 14. Sexuality and Older Adults
15. Social Connectedness, Support through Caregiving, and Spirituality16. On Being Prepared; 17. Enjoy the Passage of Time; Appendix: A Dozen Useful Web Sites; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Z |
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Aging, but never old [[electronic resource] ] : the realities, myths, and misrepresentations of the anti-aging movement / / Juergen Bludau |
Autore | Bludau Juergen |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Barbara, Calif., : Praeger, c2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (196 p.) |
Disciplina | 612.6/7 |
Collana | The Praeger series on contemporary health and living |
Soggetto topico |
Aging
Aging - Physiological aspects Older people - Health and hygiene |
ISBN |
1-282-96368-6
9786612963681 0-313-38019-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Series Foreword; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Secrets of Aging; 2. Geriatric Medicine versus the Anti-Aging Movement; 3. Doctor Talk; 4. Medications and Older Adults; 5. Nutrition; 6. Exercise and Older Adults; 7. The Aging Brain; 8. Health Maintenance; 9. Falls-Don't Ignore Those Stumbles and Trips; 10. Depression and Anxiety-A Sad State of Affairs; 11. Incontinence-The Secret Disease; 12. Hospice and Palliative Care-Beyond Usual Medical Care; 13. Some Nuisances of Aging-When to Worry?; 14. Sexuality and Older Adults
15. Social Connectedness, Support through Caregiving, and Spirituality16. On Being Prepared; 17. Enjoy the Passage of Time; Appendix: A Dozen Useful Web Sites; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Z |
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Annual review of gerontology and geriatrics . Volume 10 Special focus on the biology of aging [[electronic resource] /] / Vincent J. Cristofalo, special volume editor |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Springer, c1990 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (240 p.) |
Disciplina |
362.5
362.5/05 |
Altri autori (Persone) | CristofaloVincent J. <1933-> |
Collana | Annual review of gerontology and geriatrics |
Soggetto topico |
Aging - Physiological aspects
Geriatrics |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-281-81831-3
9786611818319 0-8261-6488-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Foreword; Preface; Contributors; Forthcoming Contents, Volume 11; Chapter 1 Overview of Biological Mechanism of Aging; Chapter 2 Genetic Diseases of Premature Aging as Models of Senescence; Chapter 3 Growth Factors and Cell Aging; Chapter 4 Role of Endogenous Proteins as Negative Growth Modulators During In Vitro Cellular Aging of Human Diploid Fibroblasts; Chapter 5 T-Cell Function in Aging: Mechanisms of Decline; Chapter 6 Molecular Genetic Approaches to Mechanisms of Senescence; Chapter 7 Altered Protein Metabolism in Aging
Chapter 8 Mechanisms of Altered Hormone-Neurotransmitter Action During Aging: From Receptors to Calcium MobilizationChapter 9 Skeletal Muscle Weakness and Fatigue in Old Age: Underlying Mechanisms; Chapter 10 Vulnerability of Neuronal Cytoskeleton in Aging and Alzheimer Disease: Widespread Involvement of All Three Major Filament Systems; Chapter 11 Dietary Restriction as a Probe of Mechanisms of Senescence; Chapter 12 Role of Free Radicals in Senescence; Index |
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Annual review of gerontology and geriatrics . Volume 10 Special focus on the biology of aging [[electronic resource] /] / Vincent J. Cristofalo, special volume editor |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Springer, c1990 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (240 p.) |
Disciplina |
362.5
362.5/05 |
Altri autori (Persone) | CristofaloVincent J. <1933-> |
Collana | Annual review of gerontology and geriatrics |
Soggetto topico |
Aging - Physiological aspects
Geriatrics |
ISBN |
1-281-81831-3
9786611818319 0-8261-6488-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Foreword; Preface; Contributors; Forthcoming Contents, Volume 11; Chapter 1 Overview of Biological Mechanism of Aging; Chapter 2 Genetic Diseases of Premature Aging as Models of Senescence; Chapter 3 Growth Factors and Cell Aging; Chapter 4 Role of Endogenous Proteins as Negative Growth Modulators During In Vitro Cellular Aging of Human Diploid Fibroblasts; Chapter 5 T-Cell Function in Aging: Mechanisms of Decline; Chapter 6 Molecular Genetic Approaches to Mechanisms of Senescence; Chapter 7 Altered Protein Metabolism in Aging
Chapter 8 Mechanisms of Altered Hormone-Neurotransmitter Action During Aging: From Receptors to Calcium MobilizationChapter 9 Skeletal Muscle Weakness and Fatigue in Old Age: Underlying Mechanisms; Chapter 10 Vulnerability of Neuronal Cytoskeleton in Aging and Alzheimer Disease: Widespread Involvement of All Three Major Filament Systems; Chapter 11 Dietary Restriction as a Probe of Mechanisms of Senescence; Chapter 12 Role of Free Radicals in Senescence; Index |
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