The new science of ageing
Alan Walker
Abstract
This book is a multi-disciplinary examination of ageing, covering everything from basic cell biology, to social participation in later life, to the representations of old age in the arts and literature. An introductory text about the latest scientific evidence on ageing, the book draws on the pioneering New Dynamics of Ageing Programme, the UK's largest research programme in ageing. This programme brought together leading academics from across the arts and humanities, social and biological sciences and fields of engineering and medical research, to study how ageing is changing and the ways in ... More
This book is a multi-disciplinary examination of ageing, covering everything from basic cell biology, to social participation in later life, to the representations of old age in the arts and literature. An introductory text about the latest scientific evidence on ageing, the book draws on the pioneering New Dynamics of Ageing Programme, the UK's largest research programme in ageing. This programme brought together leading academics from across the arts and humanities, social and biological sciences and fields of engineering and medical research, to study how ageing is changing and the ways in which this process can be made more beneficial to both individuals and society. The text comprises individual, local, national and global perspectives.
Keywords:
ageing,
cell biology,
social participation,
old age,
New Dynamics of Ageing Programme,
medical research
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2014 |
Print ISBN-13: 9781447314660 |
| Published to Policy Press Scholarship Online: May 2015 |
DOI:10.1332/policypress/9781447314660.001.0001 |
