عنوان

Why we age :

شابک

0471148032

شابک

0471296465

شابک

9780471148036

شابک

9780471296461

شماره

b799599

عنوان اصلي

Why we age :

نام عام مواد

[Book]

ساير اطلاعات عنواني

what science is discovering about the body's journey through life /

نام نخستين پديدآور

Steven N. Austad.

محل نشرو پخش و غیره

New York :

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

J. Wiley & Sons,

تاریخ نشرو بخش و غیره

©1997.

نام خاص و کميت اثر

xii, 244 pages :

ساير جزييات

illustrations ;

ابعاد

25 cm

متن يادداشت

Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-236) and index.

متن يادداشت

The paradox of aging -- Age inflation and the limits of life -- Has aging changed over time? -- Is aging genetic? -- Why does aging happen? -- The rate of living -- What evolution explains about aging -- What processes cause aging? -- Reproductive aging, menopause, and health -- Slowing aging and extending life: remedies and expectations.

بدون عنوان

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متن يادداشت

A leading expert on aging, Dr. Austad clears away the clutter of exaggeration and folklore to present a full picture of the new understanding of what aging is, why it happens, andmost provocatively - whether it can be controlled. Drawing on the latest developments in such fields as evolutionary biology, comparative zoology, anthropology, and basic medical research, Austad surveys and synthesizes an enormous amount of material. He explores the basic concept of longevity and the various ways we measure it, and analyzes the claims of greatly extended lifetimes - as well as our eagerness to believe them. In anecdotes that read like detective stories, Austad tracks down outrageous examples of age inflation from around the world and throughout history, from the celebrated seventeenth-century case of Thomas Parr, who was buried with great honor in Westminster Abbey for his false claim of having lived more than 150 years, to intriguing tales from Pakistan, the Caucasus, and Ecuador. As he describes the different responses of neurologists, cardiologists, and evolutionary and cell biologists to key questions on the causes of aging, Austad paints illuminating portraits of such renowned scientists as J.B.S. Haldane and Peter Medawar, both major contributors to our understanding of why we age. We learn how long-term exposure to certain hormones, especially estrogen and testosterone, affects longevity, and how new therapies made possible through advances in molecular biology offer hope for slowing aging and extending life.

موضوع مستند نشده

Age factors in disease.

موضوع مستند نشده

Aging-- Physiological aspects.

موضوع مستند نشده

Aging-- physiology.

موضوع مستند نشده

Aging, Premature.

موضوع مستند نشده

Life Expectancy.

موضوع مستند نشده

42.17 general physiology.

موضوع مستند نشده

Age factors in disease.

موضوع مستند نشده

Aging-- Physiological aspects.

موضوع مستند نشده

Altern

موضوع مستند نشده

Altern.

موضوع مستند نشده

Veroudering (biologie, psychologie)

شماره

611

شماره

ويراست

شماره رده

نشانه اثر

شماره رده

شماره رده

شماره رده

نشانه اثر

کد سيستم

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Austad, Steven N.,1946-

تاريخ عمليات

20201207120326.0

نام الکترونيکي

نوع ماده

[Book]

تكميل شده

Y