Just as the health costs of aging threaten to bankrupt developed
countries, this book makes the scientific case that a biological
"bailout" could be on the way, and that human aging can be
different in the future than it is today. Here 40 authors argue how
our improving understanding of the biology of aging and selected
technologies should enable the successful use of many different and
complementary methods for ameliorating aging, and why such
interventions are appropriate based on our current historical,
anthropological, philosophical, ethical, evolutionary, and
biological context. Challenging concepts are presented together
with in-depth reviews and paradigm-breaking proposals that
collectively illustrate the potential for changing aging as never
before. The proposals extend from today to a future many decades
from now in which the control of aging may become effectively
complete. Examples include sirtuin-modulating pills, new concepts
for attacking cardiovascular disease and cancer, mitochondrial
rejuvenation, stem cell therapies and regeneration, tissue
reconstruction, telomere maintenance, prevention of
immunosenescence, extracellular rejuvenation, artificial DNA
repair, and full deployment of nanotechnology. The Future of Aging
will make you think about aging differently and is a challenge to
all of us to open our eyes to the future therapeutic potential of
biogerontology.
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