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Aging Research: A Look at Some of the Scientific Evidence on Aging

by Harold Massie, Ph.D.

219 pages; quality trade paperback (softcover); catalogue #06-1898; ISBN 1-4251-0141-0; US$19.50, C$22.42, EUR16.02, £11.21

Introduction to basic aging research as described by a scientist who was involved in some of the work.

About the Book

This book describes some of the theories of biological aging and the evidence for those theories. The topics included are those on defining aging, model systems for studying aging, the effect of environmental temperature, the genetic basis of aging, protective enzymes, free radicals, lipid peroxidation, antioxidants, singlet oxygen, iron, cadmium, chelators, copper, aluminum, Alzheimer's disease, chromium, lead, boron, neutrons, light, exercise, anti-inflammatory agents, vitamin A, and mercury. The books ends with speculations on how all these factors might affect the human aging process.

About the Author

The author received a degree in chemistry and mathematics from San Diego State College in 1964 and a Ph. D. in chemistry from the University of California at San Diego in 1967. He was a postdoctoral fellow in the chemistry department at Harvard University from 1967-1970, a member of the board of directors of the American Aging Association from 1988-1994, did basic aging research for 23 years, and is the author of numerous scientific publications in the field of aging research.

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