Aging interventions and therapies

This comprehensive volume surveys the molecular, cellular, hormonal, nutritional, medical and lifestyle strategies being tested and applied for the prevention, intervention and treatment of age-related diseases. With authoritative contributions not just from researchers in academic institutions and pharmaceutical and cosmeceutical industries, but also practicing clinicians of both mainstream and alternative medicine, demographers and bioethicists, this book provides unique scientific, ethical and social perspectives on the discussion of aging intervention. In addition, the latest technologies in development, which will have serious bearings on future aging interventions, are reviewed. Aging Interventions and Therapies is ideal for graduates and undergraduates in universities and medical and nursing colleges, as well as post-graduates researching different aspects of aging and anti-aging. The topics covered are also highly relevant for professionals in the pharmaceutical, cosmeceutical, nutrition and healthcare industries, and practicing clinicians looking for a reliable and up-to-date resource on aging intervention and therapy.

1. The ethics of aging intervention and life-extension / Steven Horrobin -- 2. Prevention and treatment of skin aging / Jerry L. McCullough and Kristen M. Kelly -- 3. Industrial approaches towards developing effective skin care products / Thomas Blatt, Horst Wenck and Franz Stäb -- 4. Strategies to reduce age-related skeletal muscle wasting / Gordon S. Lynch, Thea Shavlakadze and Miranda D. Grounds -- 5. Antioxidants and aging in human beings / Éric Le Bourg -- 6. Hormone therapy for aging / Mahendra K. Thakur -- 7. Pineal peptides as modulators of aging / Vladimir N. Anisimov and Vladimir Kh. Khavinson -- 8. Melatonin : anti-aging perception and current perspectives / Arvind L. Bhatia -- 9. Zinc and other micronutrients for healthy aging / Eugenio Mocchegiani, Marco Malavolta and Efstathios S. Gonos -- 10. Calorie restriction as a potent anti-aging intervention : modulation of oxidative stress / Byung Pal Yu -- 11. Nutritional interventions in aging and age-associated disorders / Kenichi Kitani -- 12. Telomere- and telomerase-based therapies / Maria A. Cerone,Ryan Ward and Chantal Autexier -- 13. Clinical perspective of the present status of treatment for major age-related diseas…