The demographic transition repre-sented by the marked increase in the worldwide aging
index over the past 50 years (especially in lowand middle-income countries) will pose a …

Invited by the guest editors, I briefly outline in this preface the demographic trends of
population aging and the academic and public health needs for interdisciplinary research on …

Background Centenarians escapers are those who reached 100 years of age without the
diagnosis of any of the common age-related diseases and exploring their characteristics will …

This article explores the significance of exercise and nutrition in combating age-related
muscle loss. Dr. Roger Fielding, a renowned researcher from Tufts University, emphasizes …

D. Gu, ME Dupre (eds.), Encyclopedia of Gerontology and Population Aging, https://doi.
org/10.1007/978-3-030-22009-9 of old and oldest-old people in high-income countries. This …

D. Gu, ME Dupre (eds.), Encyclopedia of Gerontology and Population Aging, https://doi.
org/10.1007/978-3-030-22009-9 of old and oldest-old people in high-income countries. This …

People vary a great deal in terms of how they age. Some seem to age relatively quickly and
develop age-related illnesses such as heart disease or stroke in their forties and fifties, while …

Demographic aging has been one of the most crucial phenomena of the last and current
centuries. A notable trend of the global aging process is the increasing longevity of …