An infant born in the US today will probably live more than twenty years longer than the average lifespan a century ago. While living well into the eighties and nineties is becoming more and more attainable, how many more years can humanity expect to gain? And how can we raise the quality of those later years? The two main barriers are accumulated damage to cells and organs that occurs over time and age-related illnesses like cancer and Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers are divided over where to pour their efforts, and in The Science of Aging, we take a look at what science knows—and what it’s striving to learn—about the aging process.
Audiobook details
GenreScience and Nature, Psychology
Length6 hrs 11 mins
Narrated byColeen Marlo
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateMay 19, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Chapter 1
14Chapter 14
2Chapter 2
15Chapter 15
3Chapter 3
16Chapter 16
4Chapter 4
17Chapter 17
5Chapter 5
18Chapter 18
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6Chapter 6
19Chapter 19
7Chapter 7
20Chapter 20
8Chapter 8
21Chapter 21
9Chapter 9
22Chapter 22
10Chapter 10
23Chapter 23
11Chapter 11
24Chapter 24
12Chapter 12
25Chapter 25
13Chapter 13
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