The clock of ages : why we age - how, we age - winding, back the clock

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    • Medina, John J.

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The clock of ages : why we age - how, we age - winding, back the clock

John J. Medina

Cambridge University Press, 1996

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [317]-325) and index

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内容説明

Anyone who has watched a wrinkle slowly gouge their face like a strip mine, or has been disturbed by a loss of memory, has uncomfortably confronted the human ageing process. The inexorable march of time on our bodies begs an important question: why do we have to grow old? Written in everyday language, The Clock of Ages takes us on a tour of the ageing human body - all from a research scientist's point of view. From the deliberate creation of organisms that live three times their natural span to the isolation of human genes that may allow us to do the same, The Clock of Ages also examines the latest discoveries in geriatric genetics. Sprinkled throughout the pages are descriptions of the aging of many historical figures, such as Florence Nightingale, Jane Austen, Bonaparte and Casanova. These stories underscore the common bond that unites us all: they aged, even as we do. The Clock of Ages tells you why.

目次

  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Part I. Who Ages?
  • Introduction
  • 1. A slippery overarching definition
  • 2. Humanizing ageing and death
  • 3. Why age at all?
  • Part II. How Do We Age?
  • Introduction
  • 4. How the skin and hair age
  • 5. The ageing of bones, muscles and joints
  • 6. The ageing of the brain
  • 7. How the heart ages
  • 8. The ageing of the lungs
  • 9. What happens to the digestion
  • 10. How the senses age
  • 11. The ageing of the reproductive system
  • Part III. Why Do We Age?
  • Introduction
  • 12. A tale of two theories
  • 13. Error accumulation
  • 14. Programmed death
  • 15. Winding back the clock
  • Conclusions
  • Further reading
  • Index.

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