Evolutionary Gerontology and Geriatrics: Why and How We Age

By Giacinto Libertini, Graziamaria Corbi, Valeria Conti

Book Overview

Foreword by Alexey Olovnikov.- ​Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Evolution and phenoptosis.- Chapter 3. Evolutionary medicine.- Chapter 4. The comparison between the two paradigms.- Chapter 5. Subtelomere-Telomere aging theory.- Chapter 6. Aging in the human species.- Chapter 7. The elderly subjects and their troubles.- Chapter 8. Prevention and treatment of the troubles of the elderly.- Appendix.- References

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 303073773X
• ISBN13: 9783030737733
• Release Date: May 2021
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 413 Pages
• Weight: 1.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"