The Future of Aging Pathways to Human Life Extension /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Fahy, Gregory M. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), West, Michael D. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Coles, L. Stephen (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Harris, Steven B. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Biotechnology.; Nanochemistry.; Medicine > Philosophy.; Geriatrics.; Biomedicine.; Biomedicine general.; Philosophy of Medicine.; Geriatrics/Gerontology.

Just as the health costs of aging threaten to bankrupt developed countries, this book makes the scientific case that a biological "bailout" could be on the way, and that human aging can be different in the future than it is today. Here 40 authors argue how our improving understanding of th...

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• and Orientation
• Bridges to Life
• Analyzing Predictions: An Anthropological View of Anti-Aging Futures
• Towards Naturalistic Transcendence: The Value of Life and Life Extension to Persons as Conative Processes
• The Ethical Basis for Using Human Embryonic Stem Cells in the Treatment of Aging
• Evolutionary Origins of Aging
• Precedents for the Biological Control of Aging: Experimental Postponement, Prevention, and Reversal of Aging Processes
• The Future of Aging
• An Approach to Extending Human Lifespan Today
• Near Term Prospects for Ameliorating Cardiovascular Aging
• Near Term Prospects for Broad Spectrum Amelioration of Cancer
• Small Molecule Modulators of Sirtuin Activity
• Evolutionary Nutrigenomics
• Biological Effects of Calorie Restriction: Implications for Modification of Human Aging
• Calibrating Notch/TGF-? Signaling for Youthful, Healthy Tissue Maintenance and Repair
• Embryonic Stem Cells: Prospects of Regenerative Medicine for the Treatment of Human Aging
• Maintenance and Restoration of Immune System Function
• Mitochondrial Manipulation as a Treatment for Aging
• Life Extension by Tissue and Organ Replacement
• Telomeres and the Arithmetic of Human Longevity
• Repairing Extracellular Aging and Glycation
• Methuselah’s DNA: Defining Genes That Can Extend Longevity
• Reversing Age-Related DNA Damage Through Engineered DNA Repair
• WILT: Necessity, Feasibility, Affordability
• Comprehensive Nanorobotic Control of Human Morbidity and Aging.