For the last 40 years, biogerontology--the study of the biological
basis of aging--has progressed tremendously, and it has now become
an independent and respected field of study and research. This
volume brings together contributions by biogerontologists,
bioethicists, biodemographers, researchers, students, clinicians,
and dieticians.
The main areas of discussion and presentation of new research
results include (1) biological and non-biological factors affecting
lifespan and the quality of life; (2) ethical and social issues
related to lifespan and health-span extension; (3) physiological,
cellular, and molecular aspects of aging; (4) new technologies to
understand and modulate aging; (5) the latest successful approaches
in the prevention and treatment of age-related diseases, and (6)
aging intervention, prevention, and modulation by genes, natural
and synthetic molecules, and lifestyle modifications.
Accordingly, the main sections of the volume focus on the
following topics: defining aging, longevity, and the diseases of
aging; selected aging organs; cellular aging; molecular aging;
ethics of aging intervention; genetics of aging and longevity; and
aging interventions.
"NOTE: Annals volumes are available for sale as individual books
or as a journal. For information on institutional journal
subscriptions, please visit www.blackwellpublishing.com/nyas.
"
"ACADEMY MEMBERS: Please contact the New York Academy of
Sciences directly to place your order (www.nyas.org). Members of
the New York Academy of Science receive full-text access to the
Annals online and discounts on print volumes. Please visit
""www.nyas.org/membership/main.asp"" for more information
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