Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hypertension
Languages : en
Pages : 8
Book Description
Mechanisms Responsible for Age-related Increase in Blood Pressure
Author: Report of the Joint National Committee on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure
Author: Joint National Committee on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood PressurePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hypertension
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Retooling for an Aging America
Author: Institute of MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309115876
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
As the first of the nation's 78 million baby boomers begin reaching age 65 in 2011, they will face a health care workforce that is too small and woefully unprepared to meet their specific health needs. Retooling for an Aging America calls for bold initiatives starting immediately to train all health care providers in the basics of geriatric care and to prepare family members and other informal caregivers, who currently receive little or no training in how to tend to their aging loved ones. The book also recommends that Medicare, Medicaid, and other health plans pay higher rates to boost recruitment and retention of geriatric specialists and care aides. Educators and health professional groups can use Retooling for an Aging America to institute or increase formal education and training in geriatrics. Consumer groups can use the book to advocate for improving the care for older adults. Health care professional and occupational groups can use it to improve the quality of health care jobs.
Brain Aging
Author: David R. RiddlePublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 9781420005523
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
Recognition that aging is not the accumulation of disease, but rather comprises fundamental biological processes that are amenable to experimental study, is the basis for the recent growth of experimental biogerontology. As increasingly sophisticated studies provide greater understanding of what occurs in the aging brain and how these changes occur
Aging and Age-Related Disorders
Author: Stephen BondyPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1607616025
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
Features that characterize the aging process include the gradual accumulation of cell damage after prolonged exposure to oxidative and inflammatory events over a lifetime. In addition to the accretion of lesions, the intrinsic levels of pro-oxidant and aberrant immune responses are elevated with age. These adverse events are often further enhanced by the chronic and slow progressing diseases that characterize the senescent brain and cardiovascular system. The incidence of some disorders such as Alzheimer's disease and vascular diseases are sufficiently prevalent in the extreme elderly that these disorders can arguably be considered "normal". Aging and Aging-Related Disorders examines the interface between normal and pathological aging, and illustrates how this border can sometimes be diffuse. It explores and illustrates the processes underlying the means by which aging becomes increasingly associated with inappropriate levels of free radical activity and how this can serve as a platform for the progression of age-related diseases. The book provides chapters that examine the interactive relationship between systems in the body that can enhance or sometimes even limit cellular longevity. In addition, specific redox mechanisms in cells are discussed. Another important aspect for aging discussed here is the close relationship between the systems of the body and exposure to environmental influences of oxidative stress that can affect both cellular senescence and a cell’s nuclear DNA. What may be even more interesting to note is that these external stressors are not simply confined to illnesses usually associated with aging, but can be evident in maturing and young individuals. A broad range of internationally recognized experts have contributed to this book. Their aim is to successfully highlight emerging knowledge and therapy for the understanding of the basis and development of aging–related disorders.
NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts
Author: National Institutes of Health (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Research grants
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Vascular Endothelium in Human Physiology and Pathophysiology
Author: Patrick J VallancePublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 0203304950
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
Endothelial dysfunction is now regarded as an early marker of vascular disease and therefore an important target for therapeutic intervention and discovery of novel treatments. Ideal for both basic and clinical scientists, whether in industry or academia, and physicians, Vascular Endothelium in Human Physiology and Pathophysiology provides an up-to-date review of the vascular functions of the endothelium and its role in key areas of cardiovascular disease. It focuses on evidence from studies in humans.
Research Awards Index
Author: Biomedical Index to PHS-supported Research
Author: Research Advances in Aging 1984-1986
Author: National Institute on AgingPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aging
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
