{"product_id":"9781848167230","title":"Youth Prolonged: Old Age Postponed","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat exactly is human ageing? Can it be slowed down? These questions have puzzled scientists and laymen alike for generations, and continue to do so today. The author addresses these thought-provoking issues by challenging pre-conceived notions of age-perception, age-acceptance and inter-age relations. Pertinent matters of age-related communication are dealt with, and the reader is treated to a grand tour of the latest theories of ageing, age-related biological changes and age-related diseases, such as Alzheimer's Disease. Here, the author's expertise in age-related eye diseases truly comes into its own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWeale's unique work not only underlines important genetic and avoidable risk factors but gives ample consideration to possible consequences stemming from different early lifestyles. Readers will re-consider their ideas of what it means to age, and gain a better understanding of what can and cannot slow down the process of ageing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat's the Problem?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage as a Barrier\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDress and Appearance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDigging Up the Past, or, Where Do We Come From?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAgeing Factors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuessing by Experts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMore About the Skin, Posture and Bones\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBiomarkers, or, The Countdown to the End — Men and Women, Life–Expectancy \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Eyes Have It\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThought for Food\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy Do We Age? Is It a Matter of Biological Economics?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElements\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSome Age-Related Diseases: Risk Factors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe End of Ageing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat Can We Do About All This?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSummary of Chapters 1–15\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOld Age\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBiomarkers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Menopause\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAge is the Distant Past\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Does Human Ageing Fit Into the Animal Scheme?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom End to Start\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReadership: \u003c\/b\u003eGeneral public; people interested in the topic of ageing.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Imperial College Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47137084342512,"sku":"9781848167230","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781848167230_p0.jpg?v=1763750061","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781848167230","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}