The Quest for Immortality: Science at the Frontiers of Aging - Couverture rigide

Carnes, Bruce A.; Olshansky Ph.D., S. Jay

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0393048365 ISBN 13 : 9780393048360

Editeur : WW Norton & Co, 2000

Synopsis

Two leading experts offer an antidote to the maximum-lifespan hype. A multi-billion-dollar industry today offers a bewildering array of herbs, vitamins, hormones, or lifestyle changes that are supposed to slow aging, prevent disease, and lengthen life. These "discoveries" are big news to the aging baby-boom generation. Unfortunately, the touted benefits of many of these treatments are either unproven, grossly exaggerated, or just plain false. S. Jay Olshansky and Bruce A. Carnes provide a comprehensive account of the real science of aging, from a historical overview of religious and philosophical thinking about aging and death, to the biology behind the changes we see in the mirror, to the promising but frightening future of genetic engineering. The Quest for Immortality demystifies the complex language and concepts of science, explains how to distinguish real science from media hype in order to help readers make informed health decisions, and offers a powerfully optimistic vision of aging and health in the twenty-first century.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Bruce A. Carnes, University of Chicago, is a pioneering researcher in the field of biodemography.

S. Jay Olshansky, University of Illinois, Chicago, is a pioneering researcher in the field of biodemography.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: WW Norton & Co
• Date d'édition: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0393048365
• ISBN 13: 9780393048360
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible