Download or read book The Membrane Hypothesis of Aging written by Imre Zs.-Nagy and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1994-07-12 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Membrane Hypothesis of Aging offers the most comprehensive, multidisciplinary description of the cell maturation and aging process. The membrane hypothesis of aging (MHA) described in this book is based on the actual multidisciplinary knowledge of cell morphology, physiology, and biochemistry. The solid basis of known facts explains the destructive, progressive, intrinsic, and universal character of the aging process. The book interprets other aging theories, including free radical theory of aging, dysdifferentiation hypothesis of aging and cancer, and the accumulation theories. It presents important issues for future research. The book also outlines the possibilities of an efficient, preventive, anti-aging drug design, and presents the first promising results of such research activity.
Download or read book A Membrane Hypothesis of Aging written by Imre Zs Nagy and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Brain Aging written by David R. Riddle and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2007-04-19 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recognition that aging is not the accumulation of disease, but rather comprises fundamental biological processes that are amenable to experimental study, is the basis for the recent growth of experimental biogerontology. As increasingly sophisticated studies provide greater understanding of what occurs in the aging brain and how these changes occur
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Aging and Public Health written by Sana Loue and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-01-16 with total page 852 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Americans are living longer, and the elder population is growing larger. To meet the ongoing need for quality information on elder health, the Encyclopedia of Aging and Public Health combines multiple perspectives to offer readers a more accurate and complete picture of the aging process. The book takes a biopsychosocial approach to the complexities of its subject. In-depth introductory chapters include coverage on a historical and demographic overview of aging in America, a guide to biological changes accompanying aging, an analysis of the diversity of the U.S. elder population, legal issues commonly affecting older adults, and the ethics of using cognitively impaired elders in research. From there, over 425 entries cover the gamut of topics, trends, diseases, and phenomena: -Specific populations, including ethnic minorities, custodial grandparents, and centenarians -Core medical conditions associated with aging, from cardiac and pulmonary diseases to Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s -Mental and emotional disorders -Drugs/vitamins/alternative medicine -Disorders of the eyes, feet, and skin -Insomnia and sleep disorders; malnutrition and eating disorders -Sexual and gender-related concerns -And a broad array of social and political issues, including access to care, abuse/neglect, veterans’ affairs, and assisted suicide Entries on not-quite-elders’ concerns (e.g., midlife crisis, menopause) are featured as well. And all chapters and entries include references and resource lists. The Encyclopedia has been developed for maximum utility to clinicians, social workers, researchers, and public health professionals working with older adults. Its multidisciplinary coverage and scope of topics make this volume an invaluable reference for academic and public libraries.
Download or read book Aging Interventions and Therapies written by Suresh I S Rattan and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2005-05-06 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ' This comprehensive volume surveys the molecular, cellular, hormonal, nutritional, medical and lifestyle strategies being tested and applied for the prevention, intervention and treatment of age-related diseases. With authoritative contributions not just from researchers in academic institutions and pharmaceutical and cosmeceutical industries, but also practicing clinicians of both mainstream and alternative medicine, demographers and bioethicists, this book provides unique scientific, ethical and social perspectives on the discussion of aging intervention. In addition, the latest technologies in development, which will have serious bearings on future aging interventions, are reviewed. Aging Interventions and Therapies is ideal for graduates and undergraduates in universities and medical and nursing colleges, as well as post-graduates researching different aspects of aging and anti-aging. The topics covered are also highly relevant for professionals in the pharmaceutical, cosmeceutical, nutrition and healthcare industries, and practicing clinicians looking for a reliable and up-to-date resource on aging intervention and therapy. Contents:The Ethics of Aging Intervention and Life-Extension (S Horrobin)Prevention and Treatment of Skin Aging (J L McCullogh & K M Kelly)Industrial Approaches Towards Developing Effective Skin Care Products (T Blatt et al.)Strategies to Reduce Age-Related Skeletal Muscle Wasting (G S Lynch et al.)Antioxidants and Aging in Human Beings (É Le Bourg)Hormone Therapy for Aging (M K Thakur)Pineal Peptides as Modulators of Aging (V N Anisimov & V K Khavinson)Melatonin: Anti-Aging Perception and Current Perspectives (A L Bhatia)Zinc and Other Micronutrients for Healthy Aging (E Mocchegiani et al.)Calorie Restriction as a Potent Anti-Aging Intervention: Modulation of Oxidative Stress (B P Yu)Nutritional Interventions in Aging and Age-Associated Disorders (K Kitani)Telomere- and Telomerase Based Therapies (M A Cerone et al.)Clinical Perspective of the Present Status of Treatment for Major Age-Related Diseases (A Syngle)Indian Ayurvedic Medicine in Aging Prevention and Treatment (B P S Vohra & S K Gupta)Alzheimer's Disease: Current and Future Treatments (U Kumar)Stem Cells, Regenerative Medicine and Aging (M Kassem)Principles and Practice of Hormesis as an Aging Intervention (S I S Rattan)Forseeable and More Distant Rejuvenation Therapies (A D N J de Grey)Anti-Aging Medicine and the Quest for Immortality (S J Olshansky & B A Carnes) Readership: Graduate and undergraduate students, researchers, and professionals working in the healthcare, cosmetics and cosmeceutical industries. Keywords:Aging;Anti-Aging;Lifespan;Longevity;Healthy Aging;Gerontogenes;Exercise;StressKey Features:Provides state-of-the-art information on the success and failure of various anti-aging approaches, such as hormone therapy, melatonin, biopeptides, nutrition, antioxidants, micronutrients, herbs, exercise and cosmeticsChallenges and re-defines common beliefs and ideas about aging intervention and lifespan prolongationEvaluates the advantages and disadvantages of prevalent treatments for age-related diseasesEvaluates therapeutic approaches under test and development against Alzheimer's disease, mitochondrial diseases, and for better skin careReviews:“This book tackles a frontier medicine and has the merit to have harmoniously ‘cross-linked’ opinion leaders in many different aspects of the field, rendering it very amenable to students, basic scientists and clinicians, and is an absolute must for the dedicated researchers.”Biogerontology '
Download or read book Aging written by L. Robert and published by Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers. This book was released on 2014-05-16 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aging inspired a large number of theories trying to rationalize the aging process common to all living beings. In this publication the most important environmental and intrinsic mechanisms involved in the aging process and in its pathological consequences are reviewed. Furthermore theoretical and experimental evidence of the most important theoretical elements based on Darwinian evolution, cellular aging, role of cell membranes, free radicals and oxidative processes, receptor-mediated reactions, the extracellular matrix and immune functions as well as the most important environmental and intrinsic mechanisms involved in the aging process and in its pathological consequences are discussed. These presentations of theories and related experimental facts give a global overview of up to date concepts of the biology of the aging process and are of essential reading not only for specialists in this field but also for practitioners of scientific, medical, social and experimental sciences.
Download or read book Biology of Aging written by Robert Zwilling and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: bhe aim of the book was not to focus the age-dependent modifications of one specific biological systems or phenomena, but the attempt was pursued to cover several fields in which the biological research on aging is going on. The fundamental purpose of this planning was to offer the PhD students an advanced text that could raise the possibility of an interdisciplinary discussion on a wide and complex field that is very suitable to be utilized as an example of the connection existing between advanced teaching and experimental research.
Download or read book Human Longevity written by Raymond C. Valentine and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2014-09-18 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 7 billion people inhabit the earth and all of them are subject to aging. This book is aimed at persons interested in a molecular explanation of how our cells age. Human Longevity: Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Bioenergetics, Molecular Biology, and Evolution is built on the proposition that we age as our mitochondria age. It suggests a revised vers
Download or read book Challenges of Biological Aging written by Edward J. Masoro, PhD and published by Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 1999-07-16 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume provides the non-biologist an overview of what is known about the physiological bases of aging. The author examines the many basic theories and emerging hypotheses underlying the molecular, cellular, and systemic processes involved in senescence. He addresses the normal physiological changes that characterize the aging phenotype, and also considers the role of many age-associated diseases in growing older. Masoro synthesizes a much-needed ìunified theoryî of biological aging to which explains how and why the body grows into the condition we call ìold.î This text is intended for gerontology students in training, as well as for human physiologists interested in gerontology.
Download or read book Breaking the Aging Code written by Vincent C. Giampapa and published by Basic Health Publications, Inc.. This book was released on 2003-11 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this groundbreaking book, a visionary plastic surgeon and anti-aging pioneer presents a radical new theory on how people age, suggesting that the body is not irreversibly programmed by a finite number of cell divisions to age and die, but rather is built for longevity and self-repair.
Download or read book Interaction Between Neurons and Glia in Aging and Disease written by Ana Cristina Rego and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-08-09 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A superb source of reference reviews as well as a concise overview of the functional cross-talk between neurons and glial cells, this book also focuses on microglia and inflammation in the aging brain and in neurological disorders. The scientific spectrum covered by this book is of key interest, and is recognized by the scientific community as a major competitive area with critical implications for human health.
Download or read book The Perricone Weight Loss Diet written by Nicholas Perricone and published by Random House Large Print Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From #1 New York Times bestselling author Nicholas Perricone– respected physician, award-winning research scientist, and trusted expert on health and beauty–comes the biggest breakthrough in weight loss since Atkins. Millions of women and men have restored youthful radiance, smoothness, and suppleness to their skin through Dr. Nicholas Perricone’s advice, care, and transformative eating plan–and all with the welcome yet unexpected benefit of losing excess weight along with the wrinkles! Building on this discovery, Dr. Perricone breaks new ground with his trademark anti-inflammatory program based on the foods, supplements, and lifestyle changes with the proven ability to accelerate fat loss by increasing metabolism and building and maintaining muscle mass. Consider this staggering fact: As we age, we can expect to gain ten pounds of fat and lose five pounds of muscle each decade. In three easy steps, Dr. Perricone shows how to fight this weight gain and rebuild muscle mass, and avoid the haggard, aging, and drawn appearance that results from other weight-loss programs. Inside The Perricone Weight-Loss Diet discover • the rejuvenating and slimming secrets of the anti-inflammatory diet • which foods, supplements, and lifestyle changes enable us to lose fat while maintaining muscle • how to control hormones such as insulin and cortisol to lose weight • how to maintain youthful, firm, and radiantly toned skin on the face and body during weight loss As an added bonus, as you follow Dr. Perricone’s program you’ll sleep better, have more energy and less stress, and experience greater mental clarity without the food cravings. Lose the weight, the wrinkles, and the years!
Download or read book The Aging Mind written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2000-04-18 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Possible new breakthroughs in understanding the aging mind that can be used to benefit older people are now emerging from research. This volume identifies the key scientific advances and the opportunities they bring. For example, science has learned that among older adults who do not suffer from Alzheimer's disease or other dementias, cognitive decline may depend less on loss of brain cells than on changes in the health of neurons and neural networks. Research on the processes that maintain neural health shows promise of revealing new ways to promote cognitive functioning in older people. Research is also showing how cognitive functioning depends on the conjunction of biology and culture. The ways older people adapt to changes in their nervous systems, and perhaps the changes themselves, are shaped by past life experiences, present living situations, changing motives, cultural expectations, and emerging technology, as well as by their physical health status and sensory-motor capabilities. Improved understanding of how physical and contextual factors interact can help explain why some cognitive functions are impaired in aging while others are spared and why cognitive capability is impaired in some older adults and spared in others. On the basis of these exciting findings, the report makes specific recommends that the U.S. government support three major new initiatives as the next steps for research.
Download or read book Membrane Structure written by and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 1981-01-01 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Membrane Structure
Download or read book Complementary and Integrative Therapies for ENT Disorders An Issue of Otolaryngologic Clinics written by John Maddalozzo and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2013-06-28 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Otolaryngologists-Head and neck surgeons, skilled surgeons and medical practitioners in diagnosing and treating conditions of the ear, nose, throat, and head and neck, are presented another dimension of treatment in this coverage of Complementary and Integrative medicine in otolaryngology. Examined in this issue of Otolaryngologic Clinics are integrative approaches to Tinnitus; Balance disorders; Otitis media; Sleep disorders; Allergy; Facial pain; Rhinosinusitis; among the other diseases managed by otolaryngologists. Each topic presents an Overview, Physiology and Anatomy, Symptoms, Medical Treatment Approaches and Outcomes, Surgical Treatment Approaches and Outcomes, Patient Self Treatments, Integrative Treatment Approaches and Outcomes, Multimodal Approaches and Outcomes. The expert group of editors and authors have extensive background in integrative therapies and emphasize the integrative aspect of these treatments alongside traditional medical and surgical approaches.
Download or read book Critical Reviews of Oxidative Stress and Aging written by Richard G. Cutler and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2003 with total page 758 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This two-volume reference examines the translational research field of oxidative stress and ageing. It focuses on understanding the molecular basis of oxidative stress and its associated age-related diseases, with the goal of developing new methods for treating the human ageing processes.
Download or read book Oxidative Stress and Aging written by R.C. Cutler and published by Birkhäuser. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Oxidative stress and aging Over the past several years there has been an extraordinarily rapid growth in our knowledge of free radical chemistry and its possible involvement in both normal essential biology and age related disease and dysfunction. Much of this growth in the traditionally separate sciences of chemistry and molecular gerontology occurred independently, with little interaction or communi cation between the scientists working in these two fields. In view of the growing maturity of the two fields and the potential importance of advancing our knowledge in the area of oxidative stress and aging, we perceived a critical need to organize an international conference the "First Inter national Conference on Oxidative Stress and Aging" in Hawaii in 1994 to bring together the world's leading scientists in the fields of reactive oxygen species and molecular gerontology. The objective of this conference was to provide a unique opportunity for scholars working in these two related and rapidly growing fields to participate in the exchange, integration, and synthesis of new concepts and ideas, to engage in constructive criticism and to initiate new collaborative research projects. The conference focused on the molecular and cellular aspects of aging as related to oxidative stress. It was one of the largest and most comprehensive international conferences held in molecular gerontology. At this conference a call was made for submission of papers to be used in the publication of a book covering the major contributions of the meeting.
