Geriatric Bioscience
Subtitle: The Link between Aging and Disease
Contributors: Robert N. Butler (Foreword)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press; Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: October 31, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 316
ISBN-13: 9780801886928
Subjects: Geriatric medicine; Geriatrics; Human Aging; Medical; Medical / Nursing; Gerontology; Life Sciences - Biology - Molecular Biology; Medical / Geriatrics; Age Factors; Aging; pathology
Description: It is increasingly important for physicians who treat older persons, and for researchers on aging, to understand how molecular biology informs clinical expressions of aging and age-related conditions such as osteoporosis, diabetes, osteoarthritis, frailty, cancer, and dementia. Dr. David Hamerman translates basic scientific concepts into precepts of clinical practice and sheds light on the links among biology, natural aging, longevity, and disease. Examining the science of geriatrics and converting its concepts into clinical applications, this work provides clinicians and researchers with a solid foundation for a greater understanding of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of age-related diseases as well as recommendations for promoting healthy aging.