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Human Longevity Its Facts And Its Fictions
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Author : William John Thoms
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1873
Human Longevity Its Facts And Its Fictions written by William John Thoms and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1873 with Centenarians categories.
Human Longevity The Major Determining Factors
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Author : Joseph A. Knight M.D.
language : en
Publisher: Author House
Release Date : 2010-12-09
Human Longevity The Major Determining Factors written by Joseph A. Knight M.D. and has been published by Author House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-12-09 with Health & Fitness categories.
Two thousand years ago, the average life expectancy from birth to death of a Roman citizen, an individual better off than most people at that time, was about 22 years (wars, infectious diseases, trauma, etc.). This progressively increased to about 47 years in the U.S. and most European countries by 1900. Today, the average life expectancy in the U.S. is 78 years (women about five years more than men). However, unless the obesity pandemic is reversed and lifestyles improved, the average life expectancy will likely decrease significantly. conversely, if our lifestyles improve, the average life expectancy could reach 85 or more years. Growing older does not necessarily mean growing sicker. Thus, "don't just add years to your life, add life to your years" (Hans Selve). Indeed, of the 15 major causes of death in the U.S., 65-70% are lifestyle-related. In this book, the following documented topics that are associated with diseases and mortality are discussed in detail: theories of aging; diseases and mortality associated with obesity, physical inactivity and poor nutrition; psychological stress (anxiety, depression); addiction (alcohol, tobacco, drugs); violence (suicide, homicide); food-borne and infectious diseases (viral, bacterial, parasitic); and various other conditions (air pollution, asbestosis, trace metals).
The Biology Of Human Longevity
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Author : Caleb E. Finch
language : en
Publisher: Elsevier
Release Date : 2010-07-28
The Biology Of Human Longevity written by Caleb E. Finch and has been published by Elsevier this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-07-28 with Medical categories.
Written by Caleb Finch, one of the leading scientists of our time, The Biology of Human Longevity: Inflammation, Nutrition, and Aging in the Evolution of Lifespans synthesizes several decades of top research on the topic of human aging and longevity particularly on the recent theories of inflammation and its effects on human health. The book expands a number of existing major theories, including the Barker theory of fetal origins of adult disease to consider the role of inflammation and Harmon's free radical theory of aging to include inflammatory damage. Future increases in lifespan are challenged by the obesity epidemic and spreading global infections which may reverse the gains made in lowering inflammatory exposure. This timely and topical book will be of interest to anyone studying aging from any scientific angle. Author Caleb Finch is a highly influential and respected scientist, ranked in the top half of the 1% most cited scientists Provides a novel synthesis of existing ideas about the biology of longevity and aging Incorporates important research findings from several disciplines, including Gerontology, Genomics, Neuroscience, Immunology, Nutrition
Aging And Human Longevity
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Author : M.-F. Schulz-Aellen
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-12-06
Aging And Human Longevity written by M.-F. Schulz-Aellen and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-06 with Science categories.
The proportion of elderly people continues to increase in the western world-nearly a quarter of the population will be over 65 years by the year 2050. Since aging is accompanied by an increase in diseases and by a deterioration in well-being, finding solutions to these social, medical and psychological problems is necessarily a major goal for society. Scientists and medical practitioners are therefore faced with the urgent task of increasing basic knowledge of the biological processes that cause aging. More resources must be put into this research in order to achieve better understanding of the cellular mechanisms that underlie the differences in life span between species and to answer the difficult questions of why some individuals age more quickly than others, and why some develop liver problems, some have heart problems, and others brain problems. The results of such a wide program of research will provide important information about the causes of many life-threatening and/ or debilitating diseases of old age; it will help find ways to prevent some of the ailments that result from aging, and it may well lead to discoveries enabling the prolongation of human life.
The Quest For Human Longevity
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Author : Lewis D. Solomon
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-12-02
The Quest For Human Longevity written by Lewis D. Solomon and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-12-02 with Political Science categories.
"Many scientists today are working to retard the aging process in humans so as to increase both life expectancy and the quality of life. Over the past decade impressive results have been achieved in targeting the mechanisms and pathways of aging. In The Quest for Human Longevity, Lewis D. Solomon considers these scientific studies by exploring the principal biomedical anti-aging techniques. The book also considers cutting edge research on mental enhancements and assesses the scientific doubts of skeptics. The Quest for Human Longevity is also about business. Solomon examines eight corporations pursuing various age-related interventions, profiling their scientific founders and top executives, and examining personnel, intellectual property, and financing for each firm. Academic scientists form the link between research and commerce. Solomon notes that the involvement of university scientists and researchers follows one of two models. The first is a traditional model in which scientists leave academia to work for a corporation or remain in academia and obtain business support for their research. The second is a modern model in which scientists use their intellectual property as a catalyst for acquiring equity interests in the firms they organize. Critics have pointed to the dangers of commercialized science, but Solomon's analysis, on balance, finds that the benefits outweigh the costs and that problems of secrecy and conflicts of interest can be addressed. If scientists succeed in unlocking the secrets of aging and developing drugs or therapies that will allow us to live decades longer, the consequences for society will include profound social, political, economic, and ethical questions. Solomon deals with the public policy aspects of significant life extension and looks at the conflict between those who advocate the acceptance of mortality and the partisans of life. The Quest for Human Longevity will be of interest to policymakers, sociologists, scientists, and studen"
Human Longevity
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Author : David W. E. Smith
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 1993
Human Longevity written by David W. E. Smith and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Health & Fitness categories.
This absorbing, balanced account of human longevity draws together information from the fields of medicine, biology, demography, epidemiology, gerontology, and sociology. It describes the history and present status of human longevity and deals in logical sequence with the questions this subject raises. The book illustrates how life expectancy has increased in most countries due, in part, to changing causes of death. It examines the biological determinants of longevity and analyzes social and behavioral factors that may reduce longevity. The book covers the reasons why women live longer than men. It asks why the maximum human life span is nearly twice that of any other warm-blooded animal and much longer than required for reproductive success, and it discusses factors that were involved in the evolution of longevity. It presents predictable increases in human life expectancy and explores the possibility that the maximum human life expectancy may become even longer. Accessible, comprehensive, and original, this book provides a multidisciplinary synthesis of ideas and conclusions about human longevity. It will have wide appeal to professionals in the many areas concerned with longevity as well as lay readers.
Human Longevity Individual Life Duration And The Growth Of The Oldest Old Population
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Author : Jean-Marie Robine
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2007-03-21
Human Longevity Individual Life Duration And The Growth Of The Oldest Old Population written by Jean-Marie Robine and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-03-21 with Social Science categories.
Old-age survival has considerably improved in the second half of the twentieth century. Why has such a substantial extension of human lifespan occurred? How long can we live? In this book, these fundamental questions are explored by experts from diverse fields. They report on recent cutting-edge studies about essential issues of human longevity and social factors of long survival in old age.
Human Longevity Its Facts And Its Fictions Including An Inquiry Into Some Of The More Remarkable Instances And Suggestions For Testing Reputed Cases By Will J Thoms
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Author : Will J. Thoms
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1873
Human Longevity Its Facts And Its Fictions Including An Inquiry Into Some Of The More Remarkable Instances And Suggestions For Testing Reputed Cases By Will J Thoms written by Will J. Thoms and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1873 with categories.
Human Longevity
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Author : Raymond C. Valentine
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2014-09-18
Human Longevity written by Raymond C. Valentine and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-18 with Medical categories.
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 version of Harman’s famous hypothesis featuring mitochondrial oxidative and energy stresses as the root causes of aging. Human cells are protected from the ravages of aging by a battery of defensive systems including some novel mechanisms against membrane oxidation introduced in this book. This concept is consistent with recent discoveries showing that mitochondria-targeted antioxidants prevent Huntington’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and traumatic brain disease in animal models of neurodegeneration. This book explores a unified theory of aging based on bioenergetics. It covers a variety of topics including an introduction to the science of human aging, the Darwinian selection of membranes enabling longevity, a revised mitochondrial membrane hypothesis of aging, and various mechanisms that protect human mitochondrial membranes, thereby enabling longevity.
Aging Death And Human Longevity
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Author : Christine Overall
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2003-02-04
Aging Death And Human Longevity written by Christine Overall and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-02-04 with Philosophy categories.
Annotation Life expectancy increasing dramatically for both social and scientific reasons. This book explores the arguments for and against increasing the length of human life and proposes a progressive social policy for responding to a longer-lived population.