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Inflammation, Nutrition, and Aging in the Evolution of Lifespans
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By
Caleb Finch, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Description
Written by Caleb Finch, one of the leading scientists of our time, The Biology of Human Longevity - Inflammation, Nutrition, and
Aging in the Evolution of Lifespans synthesizes several decades of top research on the topic of human aging and longevity particularly
on the recent theories of inflammation and its effects on human health. The book expands a number of existing major theories, including
the Barker theory of fetal origins of adult disease to consider the role of inflammation and Harmon's free radical theory of aging to
include inflammatory damage. Future increases in lifespan are challenged by the obesity epidemic and spreading global infections which
may reverse the gains made in lowering inflammatory exposure. This timely and topical book will be of interest to anyone studying aging
from any scientific angle.
Audience
Biomedical scientists and clinicians in areas of vascular disease, diabetes-obesity; Alzheimer disease and neurodegenerative disease;
genetics; invertebrate models of aging; primatology; evolutionary biology; demography; epidemiology. It is also applicable for graduate
courses in biogerontology.
Contents
Chapter 1: Inflammation and oxidation in aging and chronic diseases.
Chapter 2. Infections, Inflammogens, and Drugs.
Chapter 3. Energy
balance, inflammation, and aging.
Chapter 4: Nutrition and Infection in the Developmental Influences on Aging.
Chapter 5: Genetics.
Chapter
6: The human the life span: present, past, and future.
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Hardbound, 640 pages, publication date: JUL-2007
ISBN-13: 978-0-12-373657-4
ISBN-10: 0-12-373657-9
Imprint: ACADEMIC PRESS
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