The future of human healthspan : demography, evolution, medicine, and bioengineering : task group summaries / The National Academies Keck Futures Initiative.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Academies (U.S.). Keck Futures Initiative. Conference (5th : 2007 : Irvine, Calif.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aging--Prevention--Congresses.

Aging.

Age distribution (Demography)--Congresses.

Age distribution (Demography).

Bioengineering--Congresses.

Bioengineering.

Biomedical engineering--Congresses.

Biomedical engineering.

United States--Population--Health aspects--Congresses.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (139 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An individual's healthspan can be defined as the length of time an individual is able to maintain good health. In 2007, over one hundred experts and researchers from public and private institutions across the nation convened to find new ways of addressing the human healthspan and the elusive nature of aging. Experts in public health, bioengineering, neuroscience and gerontology discussed how stress and lifestyle influence the decline of health at older ages. Other discussions focused on the integration of technology in the quality of life, gerontology, regenerative medicine and life expectancy with regard to social and behavioral traits. Still, other groups explored topics such as the cellular and molecular mechanisms of biological aging, the effects of exercise on the human healthspan, and changes in social context to enhance functional status of the elderly. Most importantly, experts agreed that it was imperative to ensure that the elderly have access to medical services by establishing relationships with health care and insurance providers.

Contents:

Title

The National Academies Keck Futures Initiative

Preface

Contents

Conference Summary

Task Group Summaries

Enhancing the Functional Status of the Future Elderly

Design New Research Paradigms to Assess Healthspan, Its Enhancement, and Prolongation in Experimental Research Animals

Effects of Exercise on Human Healthspan

The Relationship Between Demographic Mortality Rates, Aging, and Functional Human Healthspan

Changes in Social Contexts to Enhance Functional Status of the Elderly

Develop Technological Interventions to Overcome Barriers to Independence and Community Participation

Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Biological Aging: The Roles of Nature, Nurture, and Chance in the Maintenance of Human Healthspan

Inflammation's Effects on Aging

Appendixes

Preconference Webcast Tutorials

Agenda

Participants.

Notes:

"Conference, Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center, Irvine, California, November 14-16, 2007."

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786611726799

9780309178228

0309178223

9781281726797

1281726796

9780309115605

0309115604

OCLC:

560530812