The Secret of Aging : Surprising Insights from a Science That's Still Young.

How can we turn back the clock? Health food, gyms and cosmetic companies promise us everlasting youth, but the effects of aging are caused by complex biological processes at the level of the cell. The author shows what we can do to protect ourselves and what exciting breakthroughs scientists are sti...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Schumacher, Bjoern
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Alemán
Published: New York : Algora Publishing, 2017.
Subjects:
Aging.
Aging > Physiological aspects.
Aging > Prevention.
Aging
Aging > physiology
Vieillissement.
Vieillissement > Aspect physiologique.
Vieillissement > Prévention.
MEDICAL > Physiology.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Human Anatomy & Physiology.
Aging > Physiological aspects
Aging > Prevention
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Why do we age? : a question as old as humankind
  • Genes control aging
  • The process of human aging
  • Proteins, molecules and cells in old age
  • The environment of aging
  • Is there a cure for aging?
  • The outlook : ways out of the aging society.

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