The future of aging
Subtitle: pathways to human life extension
By: Gregory M. Fahy ... [et al.], editors
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Dordrecht
Language: eng
Number of pages: 866
ISBN-13: 9789048139989; 9789048139996
Subjects: Longevity; Aging; Molecular aspects; Immunological aspects; Physiology; Physiological aspects
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Bridges to life  -- Ray Kurzweil / -- Terry Grossman; title: Analyzing predictions: an anthropological view of anti-aging futures  -- Courtney Everets Mykytyn; title: Towards naturalistic transcendence: the value of life and life extension to persons as conative processes  -- Steven Horrobin; title: The ethical basis for using human embryonic stem cells in the treatment of aging  -- L. Stephen Coles; title: Evolutionary origins of aging  -- Joshua Mitteldorf; title: Precedents for the biological control of aging: experimental postponement, prevention, and reversal of aging processesn  -- Gregory M. Fahy; title: An approach to extending human lifespan today  -- Christopher B. Heward; title: Near term prospects for ameliorating cardiovascular aging  -- Roger Yu / -- Kaveh Navab / -- Mohamad Navab; title: Near term prospects for broad spectrum amelioration of cancer  -- Zheng Cui; title: Small molecule modulators of sirtuin activity  -- Francisco J. Alcain / -- Robin K. Minor / -- Jose M. Villalba / -- Rafael de Cabo; title: Evolutionary Nutrigenomics  -- Michael R. Rose / -- Anthony D. Long / -- Laurence D. Mueller / -- Cristina L. Rizza / -- Kennedy C. Matsagas / -- Lee F. Greer / -- Bryant Villeponteau; title: Biological effects of calorie restriction: implications for modification of human aging  -- Stephen R. Spindler; title: Calibrating notch/tgf-b signaling for youthful, healthy tissue maintenance and repair  -- Morgan Carlson / -- Irina M. Conboy; title: Embryonic stem cells: prospects of regenerative medicine for the treatment of human aging  -- Michael D. West; title: Maintenance and restoration of immune system function  -- Richard Aspinall / -- Wayne A. Mitchell; title: Mitochondrial manipulation as a treatment for aging  -- Rafal Smigrodzki / -- Francisco R. Portell; title: Life extension by tissue and organ replacement  -- Anthony Atala; title: Telomeres and the arithmetic of human longevity  -- Abraham Aviv / -- John D. Bodgen; title: Repairing extracellular aging and glycation  -- John D. Furber; title: Methuselahs DNA: defining genes that can extend longevity  -- Robert J. Shmookler Reis / -- Joan E. McEwen; title: Reversing age-related DNA damage through engineered DNA repair  -- Clifford J. Steer / -- Betsy T. Kren; title: Wilt: necessity, feasibility, affordability  -- Aubrey D.N.J. de Grey; title: Comprehensive nanorobotic control of human morbidity and aging -- Robert A. Freitas Jr.