Neuroendocrinology of Aging
13 Neuroendocrinology of Aging Roberta Diaz Brinton Neuroendocrine aging is a multifactorial process that typically spans years and is characterized by sequential phase transitions.1 These transitions are progressive in nature…
Genetic Mechanisms of Aging
8 Genetic Mechanisms of Aging Chao-Qiang Lai, Laurence D. Parnell, José M. Ordovás Introduction Our society is experiencing unprecedented demographic changes where improvements in health care and living conditions together…
Methodologic Challenges of Research in Older People
6 Methodologic Challenges of Research in Older People Antony Bayer Introduction The difficulty of undertaking research involving older people tends to be exaggerated. It is wrongly assumed that too many…
Introduction
1 Introduction Aging, Frailty, and Geriatric Medicine Howard M. Fillit, Kenneth Rockwood, John Young The eighth edition of our text is the first since the death of John Brocklehurst, whose…
