Aging & Age-Related Diseases: The Basics
Author:   Michal Karasek
Publisher:   Nova Science Publishers Inc
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9781594544262


Pages:   549
Publication Date:   13 June 2006
Format:   Hardback
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Aging & Age-Related Diseases: The Basics


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Ageing has become a great problem for many countries. Due to world-wide life prolongation the number of people over 6o years old has grown rapidly into a ten percent piece of the world population. The growing age of the world population raises many social, economical, and medical problems. The proportion of people in the economically active age groups to those who are over 65 is constantly decreasing. A major consequence of the increasing numbers of individuals in advanced age groups is increasing numbers of patients suffering from age-related diseases. The aim of this book is to present the basic data on human ageing as well as on age-related diseases.

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Author:   Michal Karasek
Publisher:   Nova Science Publishers Inc
Imprint:   Nova Science Publishers Inc
Weight:   1.340kg
ISBN:  

9781594544262


ISBN 10:   1594544263
Pages:   549
Publication Date:   13 June 2006
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available.

Table of Contents

Preface; Introduction; Ageing of the World Population; Menopause; Andropause; Growth Hormone, IGF-I and Human Ageing; Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) in Ageing; Role of Melatonin in Ageing; Melatonin Limits Ischemic/Reperfusion Injury: Implication for Ageing and Organ Transplantation; Ageing Processes and the Thyroid Gland; Diabetes in the Elderly; Osteoporosis; Ageing and Neoplastic Disease; Sleep and Ageing; Alzheimer's Disease: From Neurobiology to Therapeutic Interventions; Sporadic and Familial Movement Disorders in Tauopathies; Prion Diseases: From Ritualistic Endocannibalism to Cellular Endocannibalism - From Kuru to Autophagy; Pharmacotherapy in the Elderly; Exceptional Human Longevity; Index.

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