The new biology : aging : theories and potential therapiest /
Panno, Joseph.
The new biology : aging : theories and potential therapiest / Joseph Panno. - New York, N.Y. : Facts on File, c2005. - xvii, 156 p. : ill. 24 cm.
Contents: 1. The Quest for immortality - 2. Aging theories - 3. Age-related diseases - 4. Antiaging medicine - 5. The History of Gerontology - 6. The Search for longevity genes - 7. Geriatrics - 8. Resource center
Tackles all aspects of this fascinating subject, from natural processes to technological developments, and describes past and present research into extending the human life span. Attempts to understand the aging process and how their resulting theories, many generated from the studies of the fruit fly and housefly, have provided a basis of knowledge in the field of gerontology is depicted in this book. The book not only examines the use of hormone therapy and antioxidants, including possible ways to reverse the effects of aging, but also their side effects and monetary investments. In summary, the book represents the efforts, progress, and realities of aging.
816049513
Aging.
Biology.
Longevity.
R QH 308 .P194ag 2005
The new biology : aging : theories and potential therapiest / Joseph Panno. - New York, N.Y. : Facts on File, c2005. - xvii, 156 p. : ill. 24 cm.
Contents: 1. The Quest for immortality - 2. Aging theories - 3. Age-related diseases - 4. Antiaging medicine - 5. The History of Gerontology - 6. The Search for longevity genes - 7. Geriatrics - 8. Resource center
Tackles all aspects of this fascinating subject, from natural processes to technological developments, and describes past and present research into extending the human life span. Attempts to understand the aging process and how their resulting theories, many generated from the studies of the fruit fly and housefly, have provided a basis of knowledge in the field of gerontology is depicted in this book. The book not only examines the use of hormone therapy and antioxidants, including possible ways to reverse the effects of aging, but also their side effects and monetary investments. In summary, the book represents the efforts, progress, and realities of aging.
816049513
Aging.
Biology.
Longevity.
R QH 308 .P194ag 2005
