Aging: exploring a complex phenomenon

This book is a detailed and comprehensive synthesis of the scientific study of aging. Dozens of contributions from leading scholars review various theories of aging, and molecular, cellular, biochemical and microbial aspects of aging, among just a few of the topics included. Authoritative, wide ranging and thorough, this book will act as a source for experimental design, a comprehensive description of age related diseases, and provide information of the latest molecular theories underlying their causes. Additionally, it will target industries involved in developing anti-aging drugs, post-graduate medical students, and university libraries.

Part SECTION I Introduction to Aging -- chapter 1 A Synopsis on Aging -- chapter 2 Undiferstanding Aging after Darwin -- part SECTION II Aging Hypothesis -- chapter 3 Evolutionary Theories of Aging: A Systemic and Mechanistic Perspective -- chapter 4 The Indispensable Soma Hypothesis in Aging -- chapter 5 Programmed Aging Paradigm and Aging of Perennial Neurons -- chapter 6 The Genetic Program of Aging -- chapter 7 The Origins of Aging: Multicellularity, Speciation, and Ecosystems -- chapter 8 Human Culture: Urbanization and Human Aging -- chapter 9 Aging Epigenetics: Accumulation of Errors and More -- part Section III: Diseases Associated with Aging and Treatment -- chapter 10 The Premature Aging Characteristics of RecQ Helicases -- chapter 11 Cockayne Syndrome and the Aging Process -- chapter 12 Cancer: The Price for Longevity -- chapter 13 Nodular Thyroid Disease with Aging -- chapter 14 HIV and Aging: A Multifaceted Relationship -- chapter 15 Maturation, Barrier Function, Aging, and Breakdown of the Blood-Brain Barrier -- chapter 16 Senescent Cells as Drivers of Age-Related Diseases -- chapter 17 Osteoimmunology in Aging -- chapter 18 Manipulating Aging to Treat Age-Related Di…