Prevention and Treatment of Age-related Diseases

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Rattan, Suresh I.S (Editor), Kassem, Moustapha (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2006.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Dentistry.; Dermatology.; Geriatrics.; Neurology.; Life sciences.; Biomedicine.; Biomedicine general.; Geriatrics/Gerontology.; Life Sciences, general.

Biogerontologists are now in a position to construct general principles of aging, and genuine attempts are being made to test and develop effectives means of intervention, prevention and treatment of age-related diseases, and for achieving healthy old age. This book takes status of the molecular, ce...

Table of Contents:

• Biological causes of aging and age-related diseases
• Immunity, Inflammation and infections during aging
• Progress and development in Parkinson disease therapy
• Understanding and Treating Alzheimer’s Disease
• Slowing down age-related muscle loss and sarcopenia
• Pathophysiology, prevention and treatment of age-related osteoporosis in women
• Arthritis and its Treatment
• Recent Developments in the Treatment of Diabetes Type 2
• Age-related Cataract: Management and Prevention
• Skin Aging: Pathogenesis, Prevention and Treatment
• Aging and Periodontal Disease
• Molecular Diagnosis of Breast Cancer
• Prostate Disease in the Aging Male
• Human Premature Aging Diseases
• Protein Aggregation in Aging and Age-Related Neurodegenerative Disorders
• Nutritional Deficiency and its Modulation in Old Age
• Dietary fats and age-related diseases.