num_pages: 287
description: The decline of infections, starvation, warfare, heart attack and stroke has allowed people to reach extreme old age but ushered in disability, dementia and degenerative disease, with profound consequences for the self and society. Dr Guy Brown explores these vital issues at various levels, from the cell, to the whole body, to society.
language: English
title: The Living End: The New Sciences of Death, Ageing and Immortality
titlecomplete: The Living End: The New Sciences of Death, Ageing and Immortality (Macmillan Science)
genres: Science, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 24
publisher: Palgrave Macmillan