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Time of our lives : the science of human ageing

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Publication details: Oxford Oxford University Press 1999Description: 277p xISBN:
  • 9780195128246
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 612.600000 KIR
Contents:
Table of Contents Preface; The Funeral Season; Attitudes to aging; What's in a name?; Longevity records; The unnecessary nature of aging; Why aging occurs; Cells in crisis; Molecules and mistakes; Organs and orchestras; The cancer connection; Menopause and the big bang; Eat less, live longer; Why do women live longer than men?; The Genie of the Genome; In search of Wonka-Vite; Making more time; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index
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Table of Contents
Preface;
The Funeral Season;
Attitudes to aging;
What's in a name?;
Longevity records;
The unnecessary nature of aging;
Why aging occurs;
Cells in crisis;
Molecules and mistakes;
Organs and orchestras;
The cancer connection;
Menopause and the big bang;
Eat less, live longer;
Why do women live longer than men?;
The Genie of the Genome;
In search of Wonka-Vite;
Making more time;
Epilogue;
Notes;
Bibliography;
Index

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