Search results for “[subject: aging-longevity]”

• Author(s): Jean-Marie Robine • Publisher: Springer • Publisher Imprint: Springer • BISAC: DemographyOld-age survival has considerably improved in the second half of the twentieth century. Life expectancy in wealthy countries has increased, on a...

• Author(s): S. I. Rattan • Publisher: Springer • Publisher Imprint: Springer • BISAC: GeriatricsAfter decades of systematic collection of data describing age-related changes in organisms, organs, tissues, cells and macromolecules, biogerontologi...

• Author(s): V. V. Frolkis • Publisher: Springer • Publisher Imprint: Springer • BISAC: Internal MedicineThere is an Inca incantation which stated said roughly: "Lord, give me spiritual peace so that I can acquiesce to what I cannot change, give ...

• Author(s): Sabrina Brando | Sarah Chapman • Publisher: Springer • Publisher Imprint: Springer • BISAC: Veterinary Medicine - GeneralMany wild animals in human care live longer than their wild counterparts because of modern care and wellbeing pr...

• Author(s): M. -F Schulz-Aellen • Publisher: Springer • Publisher Imprint: Birkhauser • BISAC: GeneralThe proportion of elderly people continues to increase in the western world-nearly a quarter of the population will be over 65 years by the yea...

• Author(s): Nozomu Mori • Publisher: Springer • Publisher Imprint: Springer • BISAC: NeuroscienceFrom the Back CoverThis book brings together the most up-to-date information on recent research results of leading laboratories on aging science in ...

• Author(s): Yi Zeng • Publisher: Springer • Publisher Imprint: Springer • BISAC: GeriatricsA fundamental issue facing the global community is meeting the challenges of population aging and achieving healthy aging to maintain an active older popu...

• Author(s): Marie-Francoise Schulz-Aellen • Publisher: Springer • Publisher Imprint: Birkhauser • BISAC: GeriatricsFrom the Back CoverThis book combines a scientific and medical description of aging with a critical review of ways to prolong life...

• Author(s): Nozomu Mori • Publisher: Springer • Publisher Imprint: Springer • BISAC: NeuroscienceFrom the Back CoverThis book describes the recent advancement of basic research on the biology of aging and longevity studies in various organisms, ...

• Author(s): Robert N. Butler • Publisher: Springer • Publisher Imprint: Springer • BISAC: Life Stages - Later YearsNations around the world are experiencing a spectacular increase in longevity. Society as a whole is being challenged by issues ar...

• Author(s): Gil Atzmon Phd • Publisher: Springer • Publisher Imprint: Springer • BISAC: GeneticsThe release of the complete version of the human genome sequence in 2003 has paved the way for defining gene function and genetic background for phen...

• Author(s): Anita Jagota • Publisher: Springer • Publisher Imprint: Springer • BISAC: Life Stages - Later YearsFrom the Back CoverThis edited volume focuses on the interplay between sleep and circadian rhythms with health, aging and longevity. S...

• Author(s): G. Brown • Publisher: Springer • Publisher Imprint: Palgrave MacMillan • BISAC: Life Stages - Later YearsThe decline of infections, starvation, warfare, heart attack and stroke has allowed people to reach extreme old age but ushered ...

• Author(s): Alexander Vaiserman • Publisher: Springer • Publisher Imprint: Springer • BISAC: Life Sciences - Developmental BiologyPreface SECTION I. OVERVIEW1. Epidemiology of Early Nutrition and Adult Health: Metabolic Adaptations and Body Comp...

• Author(s): Caleb E. Finch • Publisher: Springer • Publisher Imprint: Springer • BISAC: GeriatricsIn this third volume on longevity Fondation Ipsen has again collected the most recent results in research on genes and diet in the evolution of hum...

• Author(s): Suresh Rattan • Publisher: Springer • Publisher Imprint: Springer • BISAC: GeriatricsFrom the Back CoverThis multi-chapter book focuses on one of the hottest topics in ageing research - the role of hormones in health and longevity, o...

• Author(s): Daniel Muñoz-Espin • Publisher: Springer • Publisher Imprint: Springer • BISAC: Life Sciences - Developmental BiologyFrom the Back CoverThis book offers comprehensive information on the new and rapidly evolving science of identifying...

• Author(s): Bee Ling Tan • Publisher: Springer • Publisher Imprint: Springer • BISAC: Life Stages - Later YearsFrom the Back CoverThe average life expectancy has increased worldwide in the recent decades. This has presented new challenges as old...

• Author(s): Alexey Moskalev • Publisher: Springer • Publisher Imprint: Springer • BISAC: Life Sciences - BiologyThis book reviews the state-of-the-art efforts to apply machine learning and AI methods for healthy aging and longevity research, dia...

• Author(s): Kallol Kumar Bhattacharyya • Publisher: Springer • Publisher Imprint: Springer • BISAC: GeriatricsFrom the Back CoverThe transitional phase from pre-older adult to older adult affects the wellbeing of the concerned person economicall...

• Author(s): Calogero Caruso • Publisher: Springer • Publisher Imprint: Springer • BISAC: GeriatricsFrom the Back CoverThis state-of-the-art review on longevity focuses on centenarians, studied as a model of positive biology.The extraordinary ris...

• Author(s): Dongsheng Chen • Publisher: Springer • Publisher Imprint: Springer • BISAC: International - General

• Author(s): Siegfried Hekimi • Publisher: Springer • Publisher Imprint: Springer • BISAC: Life Sciences - Genetics & GenomicsFrom the Back CoverThis book offers insight into the current state of investigation into the genetic basis of aging ...

• Author(s): Jean-Marie Robine • Publisher: Springer • Publisher Imprint: Springer • BISAC: Life Sciences - Anatomy & PhysiologyFrom the Back CoverAn ever greater number of our contemporaries will reach a very much greater age than their ance...

• Author(s): Satya Brink • Publisher: Springer • Publisher Imprint: Springer • BISAC: DemographyFrom the Back CoverThis book offers global evidence about the increasing longevity, its consequences and its potential for societal benefits. Based on...

• Author(s): Arthur V. Everitt • Publisher: Springer • Publisher Imprint: Springer • BISAC: PhysiologyFrom the Back CoverFood or calorie restriction has been shown in many short-lived animals and the rhesus monkey to prolong life-span. Life-long ...

• Author(s): Michael R. Rose • Publisher: Springer • Publisher Imprint: Springer • BISAC: Life Sciences - Genetics & GenomicsAging is one of those subjects that many biologists feel is largely unknown. Therefore, they often feel comfortable o...

• Author(s): Yuval Palgi • Publisher: Springer • Publisher Imprint: Springer • BISAC: DemographyFrom the Back CoverThis book focuses on the concept of subjective views of aging. This concept refers to the way individuals conceptualize and perceiv...

• Author(s): Raya Elfadel Kheirbek • Publisher: Springer • Publisher Imprint: Springer • BISAC: DemographyFrom the Back CoverThis book explores various aspects related to human longevity and aging beyond 100 years old. It examines all domains of ...

• Author(s): Maria João Guardado Moreira • Publisher: Springer • Publisher Imprint: Springer • BISAC: BiomedicalFrom the Back CoverThis book focuses on the dynamic process of aging and on interventions to support the development of older and inte...

• Author(s): Suresh I. S. Rattan • Publisher: Springer • Publisher Imprint: Springer • BISAC: Life Stages - Later YearsFrom the Back CoverThis edited volume is a compilation of 30 articles discussing what constitutes food for health and longevity...

• Author(s): S. I. Rattan • Publisher: Springer • Publisher Imprint: Springer • BISAC: GeneralEsteemed researchers from different European laboratories provide state-of-the-art studies on biology and ageing, along with guidelines for future inves...

• Author(s): Valquiria Bueno • Publisher: Springer • Publisher Imprint: Springer • BISAC: ImmunologyFrom the Back CoverThis book presents studies of the main conditions that affect health and well-being of old people. Considering the present scen...

• Author(s): Inga-Marie Hübner • Publisher: Springer • Publisher Imprint: Springer • BISAC: Applied PsychologyInga-Marie Hübner untersucht gesundheitliche Veränderungen von Personen beim Übergang in den Ruhestand, indem quantitative Querschnitts-...

• Author(s): Christian Sell • Publisher: Springer • Publisher Imprint: Humana • BISAC: GeriatricsFrom the Back CoverIn recent years, remarkable discoveries have been made concerning the underlying mechanisms of aging. In Life-Span Extension: Sing...

• Author(s): Anatoliy I. Yashin • Publisher: Springer • Publisher Imprint: Springer • BISAC: Life Stages - Later YearsFrom the Back CoverThis volume is a critical exposition of the data and analyses from a full decade of rigorous research into ho...