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Youth prolonged : old age postponed /
What exactly is human ageing? Can it be slowed down? These questions have puzzled scientists and laymen alike for generations, and continue to do so today. The author addresses these thought-provoking issues by challenging pre-conceived notions of age-perception, age-acceptance and inter-age relatio...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London : Hackensack, NJ :
Imperial College Press ; Distributed by World Scientific Pub. Co.,
©2010.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | What exactly is human ageing? Can it be slowed down? These questions have puzzled scientists and laymen alike for generations, and continue to do so today. The author addresses these thought-provoking issues by challenging pre-conceived notions of age-perception, age-acceptance and inter-age relations. Pertinent matters of age-related communication are dealt with, and the reader is treated to a grand tour of the latest theories of ageing, age-related biological changes and age-related diseases, such as Alzheimer's Disease. Here, the author's expertise in age-related eye diseases truly comes into its own. Weale's unique work not only underlines important genetic and avoidable risk factors but gives ample consideration to possible consequences stemming from different early lifestyles. Readers will re-consider their ideas of what it means to age, and gain a better understanding of what can and cannot slow down the process of ageing. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 134 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 128-130) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781848165083 1848165080 1282760106 9781282760103 9786612760105 6612760109 |