Bibliograph

How and why we age, Leonard Hayflick ; with a foreword by Robert N. Butler

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How and why we age, Leonard Hayflick ; with a foreword by Robert N. Butler

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 343-359) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

How and why we age

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

29908633

Responsibility statement

Leonard Hayflick ; with a foreword by Robert N. Butler

Summary

How and Why We Age defines the difference between biological and chronological age and then takes a look at how our understanding of aging has changed through history. With the immediacy of the latest scientific discoveries, Dr. Hayflick explains how aging affects every part of the human body. Dr. Hayflick notes that because aging involves virtually every cell in our bodies - a phenomenon which he has proved in his laboratory - a comprehensive study of aging must be truly wideranging. How and Why We Age explores not only how our major biological systems change as we grow older, but also examines the intangible alterations in our modes of thinking and feeling, our moods and sexual desires, our personality traits and our memories

Table Of Contents

What Is Aging? -- Aging by the Numbers -- How Do We Age? -- Why Do We Age? -- Slowing Aging and Increasing Life Span -- The Future of Human Aging and Longevity

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