On Aging
Solving the Mysteries of Late-Life Maladies
$169.10
- Hardcover
304 pages
- Release Date
12 January 2027
Summary
Aging is now the main cause of disease worldwide, including heart disease and stroke, cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, lung disease, arthritis, and many more. But the causes of aging have remained one of the great unsolved mysteries in science—and the solution might hold the key to treating a vast number of maladies.
This book offers an accessible yet rigorous account of recent research that has begun to unlock the biology of aging. David Gems—a research scientist with decades of experien…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780231224536 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0231224532 |
| Author: | David Gems |
| Publisher: | Columbia University Press |
| Imprint: | Columbia University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 12 January 2027 |
| Dimensions: | 156mm x 235mm |
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Critics Review
This book reexamines ideas on life, development, and aging in a much wider context, blending personal anecdote, accurate science, and a wide-ranging knowledge of literature, mythology, and history. – Suresh Rattan, emeritus professor, Aarhus University
David Gems
David Gems is Professor of Biogerontology and Research Director of the Institute of Healthy Ageing, University College London.
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