Why We Age

What Science is Discovering About the Body's Journey Through Life

Steven N. Austad (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

256 Seiten

1999 | New edition
John Wiley & Sons Inc (Verlag)
978-0-471-29646-1 (ISBN)

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Is there an aging gene? Can hormone therapy really extend life? Do antioxidants actually slow the aging process? 'Why We Age' investigates these and other findings about what aging is, when it starts, and why it happens.

Is there an aging gene? Can hormone therapy really extend life? Do antioxidants actually slow the aging process? The compelling Why We Age investigates these and other findings about what aging is, when it starts, and why it happens.

STEVEN N. AUSTAD, Ph.D., is an associate professor of zoology at the University of Idaho and an affiliated professor at the University of Washington School of Medicine. He serves as a science advisor for National Public Radio and writes for Natural History, Scientific American, and National Wildlife. Dr. Austad lives in Moscow, Idaho.

The Paradox of Aging. Age Inflation and the Limits of Life. Has Aging Changed Over Time? Is Aging Genetic? Why Does Aging Happen? The Rate of Living. What Evolution Explains about Aging. What Processes Cause Aging? Reproductive Aging, Menopause, and Health. Slowing Aging and Extending Life: Remedies and Expectations. Notes. Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	22.4.1999
Zusatzinfo	portraits
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	157 x 236 mm
Gewicht	370 g
Themenwelt	Studium ► 1. Studienabschnitt (Vorklinik) ► Histologie / Embryologie
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Humanbiologie
ISBN-10	0-471-29646-5 / 0471296465
ISBN-13	978-0-471-29646-1 / 9780471296461
Zustand	Neuware