Aging

Victor R. Preedy BSc, PhD, DSc, FRSB, FRSPH, FRSC, FRCPath graduated with an Honours Degree in Biology and Physiology with Pharmacology. After gaining his University of London PhD, he received his Membership of the Royal College of Pathologists. He was later awarded his second doctorate (DSc), for his contribution to protein metabolism in health and disease. He is Professor of Clinical Biochemistry (Hon) at King’s College Hospital and Emeritus Professor of Nutritional Biochemistry at King’s College London. He has Honorary Professorships at the University of Hull, and the University of Suffolk. Professor Preedy was the Founding Director and then long-term Director of the Genomics Centre at King’s College London from 2006 to 2020. Professor Preedy has been awarded fellowships of the Royal Society of Biology, the Royal College of Pathologists, the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health, the Royal Institute of Public Health, the Royal Society for Public Health, the Royal Society of Chemistry and the Royal Society of Medicine. He carried out research when attached to the National Heart Hospital (part of Imperial College London), The School of Pharmacy (now part of University College London) and the MRC Centre at Northwick Park Hospital. He has collaborated with international research groups in Finland, Japan, Australia, USA, and Germany. To his credit, Professor Preedy has published over 750 articles, which includes peer-reviewed manuscripts based on original research, abstracts and symposium presentations, reviews and edited books.

1. Skin aging and oxidative stress 2. Sarcopenia and oxidative stress 3. Ovarian aging and oxidative stress 4. The brain in aging and oxidative stress 5. Alzheimer’s disease and oxidative stress 6. The heart, aging and oxidative stress 7. Age-related changes in the cardiovascular system 8. The immune system in aging and role of oxidative stress 9. The lung in aging and oxidative stress 10. Diseases of aging: Cancer and oxidative stress 11. Skin aging and vitamin C 12. Aging skin and natural estrogenic antioxidants 13. Nutricosmetics and skin aging 14. Antioxidant nutrition and sarcopenia 15. Magnesium, oxidative stress and aging muscl 16. Ascorbic acid in postmenopausal women and artery compliance 17. Effects of tocopherol supplements on menopausal disorders 18. Antioxidant aspects of plum to treat menopausal symptoms and effects on body systems 19. Statins and reduction in oxidative stress in aged brain 20. Saffron and the aged brain: antioxidant aspects 21. Green tea catechins and the aging brain 22. Metals and oxidative stress in Alzheimer’s disease 23. Alzheimer's disease and plant derived melatonin 24. Antioxidants in Alzheimer's disease 25. Antioxidant vitamins and cardiovascular disease 26. Oxidative stress, carotenoids and cardiovascular protection 27. Hypertension, menopause and natural antioxidants 28. Selenium and heart disease in aging 29. Vitamin C and heart failure 30. Immune function and coffee consumption in the aged 31. Immune systems and food based strategies in the aged 32. Immune changes in aging and dietary antioxidants 33. Minerals and COPD 34. Vitamin E and lung disease in the elderly 35. Vitamins and breast cancer 36. Vitamin E and colorectal cancer 37. Coffee consumption and cancer mortality 38. Garlic extracts and cancer 39. Red wine and prostate cancer