| Title:
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AGEING VULNERABILITY
CAUSES AND INTERVENTIONS |
| By: |
T. Kirkwood, Novartis Foundation |
| Format: |
Other digital |
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| ISBN 10: |
0470868694 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780470868690 |
| Publisher: |
JOHN WILEY & SONS INC |
| Pub. date: |
12 September, 2003 |
| Series: |
Novartis Foundation Symposia 235 |
| Pages: |
292 |
| Description: |
Ageing at individual and population levels presents one of the greatest challenges to humankind as we begin the 21st century. Throughout the world, older adults are the fasts growing population group. Ageing is associated with an increased risk for development of chronic diseases that contribute to morbidity and mortality. |
| Synopsis: |
With the ever-increasing rise in life expectancy, there is an urgent need to improve our understanding of the relationship between ageing and the pathogenesis of age-related diseases in order to identify more effective means of prevention, amelioration and management of such diseases. In addition, there is a need to reduce the social and economic impact of the ageing population. Age-related morbidity and mortality vary dramatically among individuals; this book focusses on individual differences in susceptibility to age-related disorders. It contains contributions from leading experts in the field on topics such as: age-related pathology in the brain, age-related processes in stem cells, and age-related effects on the immune system and in bone, muscle and cardiovascular tissue. For all those with an interest in the biology of ageing, this is compulsory reading. |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
John Wiley & Sons Inc |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |