Livres de la collection - Interdiscinary Topics in Gerontology

The importance of vaccines for the older populationMany infectious diseases are more frequent and are associated with high morbidity and mortality in older adults. Vaccination is the most efficient strategy to prevent infections, and older adults are an important target population for vaccination in order to promote health in this age group.
[lire la quatrième du livre Vaccines for Older Adults]

Despite decades of attention on building a global HIV research and programming agenda, HIV in older populations has generally been neglected until recently. This new book focuses on HIV and aging in the context of ageism with regard to prevention, treatment guidelines, funding, and the engagement of communities and health and social service organizations.
[lire la quatrième du livre HIV and Aging]

Frailty represents an important challenge for aging populations. As a concept it is full of 'known unknowns' such as which mechanisms lead to frailty and how it is best managed. In order to examine these circumstances, the new science of understanding and managing frailty requires an appropriate framing of the problem.
[lire la quatrième du livre Frailty in Aging]

Aging is a major risk factor for chronic diseases, which in turn can provide information about the aging of a biological system.

This publication serves as an introduction to systems biology and its application to biological aging. Key pathways and processes that impinge on aging are reviewed, and how they contribute to health and disease during aging is discussed.
[lire la quatrième du livre Aging ang Health]

Outlining the complex interaction between the two phenomena

Cancer is clearly an age-related disease. Recent research in both aging and cancer has demonstrated the complex interaction between the two phenomena. This affects a wide spectrum of research and practice, anywhere from basic research to health care organization.
[lire la quatrième du livre Cancer and Aging]