Aging and evolutionary medicine
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| Format: | Electronic Video |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Henry Stewart Talks,
2007.
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| Series: | Henry Stewart talks. Biomedical & life sciences collection. Evolution and medicine.
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| Online Access: | https://hstalks.com/bs/147/ Series |
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Table of Contents:
- Contents: Declined mortality in industrialized societies
- Maximum human longevity
- Werner's syndrome
- Common age-related pathologies
- The force of natural selection declines with age
- Mutationaccumulation theory
- The pleiotropy or trade-off theory
- Evolutionary theories of aging
- Aging in different organisms
- Testing the theories
- Interventions that slow aging in diverse organisms
- Insulin/IGF-like signaling
- Genetic effects on lifespan
- Extension of lifespan by dietary restriction.
Evolutionary medicine