YOUTH PROLONGED: OLD AGE POSTPONED

YOUTH PROLONGED: OLD AGE POSTPONED

CONTENTS


FRONT MATTER Robert Weale	i
What's the Problem? Robert Weale	1
Language as a Barrier Robert Weale	5
Dress and Appearance Robert Weale	9
Digging Up the Past; or, Where Do We Come From? Robert Weale	15
Ageing Factors Robert Weale	17
Guessing by Experts Robert Weale	24
More About the Skin, Posture and Bones Robert Weale	27
Biomarkers; or, The Countdown to the End — Men and Women, Life-Expectancy Robert Weale	32
The Eyes Have It Robert Weale	35
Thought for Food Robert Weale	44
Why Do We Age? Is It a Matter of Biological Economics? Robert Weale	49
Elements Robert Weale	54
Some Age-Related Diseases: Risk-Factors Robert Weale	58
The End of Ageing Robert Weale	86
What Can We Do About All This? Robert Weale	89
Summary of Chapters 1–15 Robert Weale	98
Old Age Robert Weale	100
Biomarkers Robert Weale	103
The Menopause Robert Weale	107
Age in the Distant Past Robert Weale	110
How Does Human Ageing Fit into the Animal Scheme? Robert Weale	112
From End to Start Robert Weale	118
BACK MATTER Robert Weale	128
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