Biogerontology Mechanisms and Interventions, Volume 1100

by Rattan, Suresh I. S.; Akman, Serif

• ISBN13: 9781573316798
• ISBN10: 1573316792
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-05-07
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Biological aging and interventionary strategies are investigated with the eventual goal of extending healthy human lifespan and minimizing the incidence of diseases associated with aging.Biogerontologists, evolutionary biologists, biodemographers, scientists in related basic research, clinicians, and dieticians came together in Istanbul, Turkey, to share their research and discuss the latest developments in this rapidly advancing field.This volume presents chapters representative of the highlights of the meeting, including contributions in the following areas: (1) biological and nonbiological factors affecting lifespan and the quality of life; (2) ethical and social issues related to lifespan and health-span extension; (3) novel areas of understanding aging -- physiological, cellular, and molecular aspects; (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.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 about becoming a member.

Author Biography

Suresh Rattan is a biogerontologist - a researcher in the field of biology of ageing, biogerontology. Serif Akman is the editor of Biogerontology: Mechanisms and Interventions, Volume 1100, published by Wiley.

Table of Contents

reface: Biogerontology: Mechanisms and Interventions

Aging, Longevity and Evolution:. Biological Aging is No Longer an Unsolved Problem

Modalities of Gene Action Predicted by the Classical Evolutionary Biological Theory of Aging

Genetics of Healthy Aging in Europe: The EU-Integrated Project GEHA (Genetics of Healthy Aging)

Postponement of Postmenopausal Mortality Acceleration in Low-Mortality Populations

Cross-Talk between Aging and Cancer: The Epigenetic Language

Molecular Chaperones and the Epigenetics of Longevity and Cancer Resistance

Immunity, Aging and Diseases:. Regulation of Human Life Histories: The Role of the Inflammatory Host Response

Do Membrane Rafts Contribute to Human Immunosenescence?

Zinc and Inflammatory/Immune Response in Aging

Genetics of Inflammation in Age-Related Atherosclerosis: Its Relevance to Pharmacogenomics

PECAM-1/CD31 in Infarction and Longevity

Plasma Levels of Apolipoprotein E and Risk of Stroke in Old Age

Plasma Levels of Apolipoprotein E and Cognitive Function in Old Age

CCR5 Receptor: Biologic and Genetic Implications in Age-Related Diseases

Lumbar Spinal Stenosis in Elderly Patients

Comparison of Lipoprotein(a) Levels between Elderly and Middle-Aged Men with Coronary Artery Disease

Chitotriosidase Levels in Healthy Elderly Subjects

Genetic Variation in the Interleukin-10 Gene Promoter and Risk of Coronary and Cerebrovascular Events: The PROSPER Study

Antioxidant Enzymes and Diabetic Retinopathy

Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome and Trace Elements

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