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The Future of Aging: Pathways to Human Life Extension

ISBN: 9789048139989 | 9048139988
Edition: 1st
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: SPRINGER
Pub. Date: 8/1/2010

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SummaryTable of Contents
Just as the health costs of aging threaten to bankrupt developed countries, this book makes the scientific case that a biological "bailout" could be on the way, and that human aging can be different in the future than it is today. Here 40 authors argue how our improving understanding of the biology of aging and selected technologies should enable the successful use of many different and complementary methods for ameliorating aging, and why such interventions are appropriate based on our current historical, anthropological, philosophical, ethica... MORE
Introduction and Orientation
Bridges to Lifep. 3
Analyzing Predictions: An Anthropological View of Anti-Aging Futuresp. 23
Towards Naturalistic Transcendence: The Value of Life and Life Extension to Persons as Conative Processesp. 39
The Ethical Basis for Using Human Embryonic Stem Cells in the Treatment of Agingp. 63
Evolutionary Origins of Agingp. 87
Precedents for the Biolo... MOREp. 127
The Future of Aging
An Approach to Extending Human Lifespan Todayp. 227
Near Term Prospects for Ameliorating Cardiovascular Agingp. 279
Near Term Prospects for Broad Spectrum Amelioration of Cancerp. 307
Small Molecule Modulators of Sirtuin Activityp. 331
Evolutionary Nutrigenomicsp. 357
Biological Effects of Calorie Restriction: Implications for Modification of Human Agingp. 367
Caubrating Notch/TGF-² Signaling for Youthful, Healthy Tissue Maintenance and Repairp. 439
Embryonic Stem Cells: Prospects of Regenerative Medicine for the Treatment of Human Agingp. 451
Maintenance and Restoration of Immune System Functionp. 489
Mitochondrial Manipulation as a Treatment for Agingp. 521
Life Extension by Tissue and Organ Replacementp. 543
Telomeres and the Arithmetic of Human Longevityp. 573
Repairing Extracellular Aging and Glycationp. 587
Mauselah's DNA: Defining Genes That Can Extend Longevityp. 623
Rersing Age-Related Dna Damage Through Engineered Dna Repairp. 641
WILT: Necessity, Feasibility, Affordabilityp. 667
Comprehensive Nanorobotic Control of Human Morbidity and Agingp. 685
Appendices: Two Unusual Potential Sources of Funding for Longevity Researchp. 807
SENS Foundation: Accelerating Progress Toward Biomedical Rejuvenationp. 809
The Manhattan Beach Projectp. 827
Indexp. 843
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