The Living End: The New Sciences of Death, Ageing and Immortality

Author:   G. Brown
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2008
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9781349953691


Pages:   280
Publication Date:   09 July 2019
Format:   Paperback
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The Living End: The New Sciences of Death, Ageing and Immortality


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The decline of infections, starvation, warfare, heart attack and stroke has allowed people to reach extreme old age but ushered in disability, dementia and degenerative disease, with profound consequences for the self and society. Dr Guy Brown explores these vital issues at various levels, from the cell, to the whole body, to society.

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Author:   G. Brown
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2008
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9781349953691


ISBN 10:   1349953695
Pages:   280
Publication Date:   09 July 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction The changing face of death How we die Death in the brain Death is falling apart Death of self and soul Death occurs throughout life Aging Immortality The End

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"Praise for The Energy of Life: ""Guy Brown provides a wonderfully lucid and stimulating survey of all aspects of modern biology."" - John Horgan, author of The Undiscovered Mind""A subject so basic, so pervasive, and yet no one has written a book about it before. Guy Brown has done an excellent job."" - Susan Greenfield, Oxford University, author of The Human Brain: A Guided TourPraise for The Living End - the Future of Death, Aging, and Immortality""This book...is thought provoking, will expand our professional development and may enhance the way we lead our lives."" - Sam Chenery-Morris, Nursing Standard"


Praise for The Energy of Life: Guy Brown provides a wonderfully lucid and stimulating survey of all aspects of modern biology. - John Horgan, author of The Undiscovered Mind A subject so basic, so pervasive, and yet no one has written a book about it before. Guy Brown has done an excellent job. - Susan Greenfield, Oxford University, author of The Human Brain: A Guided TourPraise for The Living End - the Future of Death, Aging, and Immortality This book...is thought provoking, will expand our professional development and may enhance the way we lead our lives. - Sam Chenery-Morris, Nursing Standard


Author Information

Dr Guy Brown heads a research group at the University of Cambridge, UK working on cell death in the brain, the heart and in cancer. His previous book The Energy of Life (Harper-Collins/Simon& Schuster) won the Wellcome Trust Prize for popular science.

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