In recent decades, the prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as obesity,
type 2 diabetes mellitus, cancer and cardiovascular disease has increased worldwide [1] …

A wide variety of ambitions and measures to slow, stop, and reverse phenomena associated
with aging have been part of human culture since early civilization. From alchemy to cell …

Providing disease prevention and health promotion advice to older people presents a new
challenge for health professionals. Recent research has begun to document the benefits of …

Old age does not mitigate the importance of disease prevention as a primary therapeutic
goal of healthcare practitioners. The rationale for the use of exercise as one way to achieve …

Exercise is important to incorporate in everyone's lives because there are so many benefits
that help promote wellness. The benefits span multiple facets of health and wellness …

This final book by world renowned gerontologist Robert Butler is a must-have for all libraries.
The Longevity Prescription focuses on a variety of ways individuals can control their own …

Innovation in Aging have worked to assemble full issues, special sections, and collections
related to the conference theme. These 45 articles appear in the current issues of the …

In the past, the main challenges to human health and longevity were maternal mortality and
communicable diseases that struck early in life; both denied access to old age for the vast …

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GERONTOLOGY, UPDATED TO ADDRESS THE INTERDISCIPLINARY NATURE OF THE …

Studies of longevity among centenarians examine biological, psychological, and social
factors, yet few consider these components concurrently. This study explores such factors …