
Posts Tagged ‘aging’
Genes, Aging and Immortality
Monday, February 8th, 2010
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This booklet answers questions about the mysteries of aging and the search for immortality. It describes some of the current progress in the scientific study of aging and explores social and ethical questions surrounding the real possibility of human lifespan extension.
Time of Our Lives: The Science of Human Aging
Monday, February 8th, 2010
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The blurb on the cover of this book may be slightly misleading: "A world authority shows why aging is neither inevitable nor necessary." This is true, for he does show theoretically why there is no need for us to age, i.e. that there is no "death gene" that determines, more or less precisely, our longevity. Just don't expect any miracle cures. From[Read More]
Jewish Visions for Aging: A Professional Guide for Fostering Wholeness
Monday, February 8th, 2010Miles to Go: Aging in Rural Virginia (Age Studies)
Monday, February 8th, 2010
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You can drive out of Charlottesville, Virginia, in any direction and within ten minutes find yourself in third-world rural poverty. In 1988, University of Virginia academics began pondering how the institution's vast resources could be used to improve the lives of these rural poor. The result was t[Read More]
Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Aging
Sunday, February 7th, 2010
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In this multidisciplinary text, noted leaders from a variety of fields provide students and professionals with a big picture approach to the best possible care for today's growing aging population. Addressing the extensive concerns that have arisen out of an increased life expectancy and the "elder-boom" of aging baby boomers, the contributors poin[Read More]