Handbook of the Biology of Aging (Handbooks of Aging)
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| Rating | : | 4.57 (812 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B001CJTBCQ |
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| Number of Pages | : | 149 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-09-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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The Sixth Edition is 20% larger than the Fifth Edition, with 21 chapters summarizing the latest findings in research on the biology of aging. Additional new chapters summarize exciting research on stem cells and cancer, dietary restriction, and whether age related diseases are an integral part of aging. The Sixth Edition places greater emphasis and coverage on competing and complementary theories of aging, broadening the discussion of conceptual issues. Intended as a summary for researchers, it is also adopted as a high level textbook for graduate and upper level undergraduate courses. New chapters on mammalian models discuss aging in relation to skeletal muscles, body fat and carbohydrate metabolism, growth hormone, and the human female reproductive system. Coverage of research on Drosophilia is expanded from one chapter to four. The content of the work is virtually 100% new. Though a selected few topics are simi
He presently continues his duties as Professor in the Department of Physiology and is the Director of the newly created Aging Research and Education Center. In 1990, he received the Geriatric Leadership Academic Award from the National Institute on Aging and the Robert W. He received the 1995 Irving Wright Award of Distinction of the American Federation for Aging Research and the 1995 Glenn
Good, but a new edition is out john bryson I enjoyed this book a great deal and I found it useful for the reference sections, as well as a useful summary of some things (like hormesis). The reference sections were a useful jumping off place to dig deeper in areas that I found interesting, and I was able to use authors names and reference titles to search online databases and web sites for more information. It does talk about some newer work in analyzing why DR works, but o. carm said Four Stars. It does inform but I have read only two books on this topic
Additional new chapters summarize exciting research on stem cells and cancer, dietary restriction, and whether age related diseases are an integral part of aging.The Handbook of the Biology of Aging, Sixth Edition is part of the Handbooks on Aging series, including Handbook of the Psychology of Aging and Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences, also in their 6th editions. The majority of the chapters are completely new in both content and authorship.The Sixth Edition places greater emphasis and coverage on competing and complementary theories of aging, broadening the discussion of conceptual issues. . Greater coverage of techniques used to study biological issues of aging include computer modeling, gene profiling, and demographic analyses. From the Back Cover The Handbook of the Biology of Aging, Sixth Edition, provides a comprehensive overview of