References

Biology of Aging

Journal Articles

• Cui J, et al.: Mitochondrial autophagy involving renal injury and aging is modulated by caloric intake in aged rat kidneys. PLoS One 2013; 8(7): e69720
• Dumont P, et al.: The codon 72 polymorphic variants of p53 have markedly different apoptotic potential. Nat Genet 2003; 33(3): 357-365
• Glick D, et al.: Autophagy: cellular and molecular mechanisms. J Pathol 2010; 221(1): 3-12
• Heemst DV, et al.: Variation in the human TP53 gene affects old age survival and cancer mortality. Exp Gerontol 2005; 40: 11-5
• Mays-Hoopes LL: Aging and Cell Division. Nature Education 2002; 3(9):55
• Shen J, et al.: Programmed cell death and apoptosis in aging and life span regulation. Discov Med 2009; 8(43):223-226
• Tyner SD, et al.: p53 mutant mice that display early ageing-associated phenotypes. Nature 2002; 415: 45-53
• Warner HR: Aging and regulation of apoptosis. Curr Top Cell Regul 1997; 35: 107-121
• Zhang Y, et al.: Ageing and apoptosis. Mech Ageing Dev 2002; 123(4): 245-260
• Zong WX, et al.: Necrotic death as a cell fate. Genes Dev 2006; 20(1): 1-15

Websites

• http://www.agingstats.gov/Main_Site/Data/2010_Documents/Population.aspx
• http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/insidethecell/chapter5.html#6
• http://biology.clc.uc.edu/courses/bio104/mitosis.htm
• http://www.nia.nih.gov/sites/default/files/biology_of_aging.pdf

Books

• The Cell: A Molecular Approach, Geoffrey M. Cooper and Robert E. Hausman, Sinauer Associates, Inc., 5thEdition, 2009

Major Theories of Aging

• Jeyapalan JC, Sedivy JM: Review
Cellular senescence and organismal aging. Mech Ageing Dev 2008; 129(7-8): 467-74 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18502472
• Lombard DB, Chua KF et al.: Review DNA Repair, Genome Stability, and Aging. Cell 2005; 120(4): 497-512 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0092867405001029
• Collado M, Blasco MA et al.: Review Cellular Senescence in cancer and aging. Cell 2007; 130(2): 223-33 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17662938
• Ivanova DG, Yankova TM: The free radical theory of aging in search of a strategy for increasing life span. Folia Med 2013; 55(1): 33-41 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23905485
• Lagouge M, Larsson NG: The Role of Mitochondrial DNA Mutations and Free Radicals in Disease and Ageing. J Intern Med 2013; 273 (6): 529-543 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23432181
• López-Otín C, Blasco MA et al.:The Hallmarks of Aging. Cell 2013;153 (6): 1194-1217 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3836174/
• Pallauf K, Rimbach G: Review Autophagy, polyphenols and healthy ageing. Ageing Res Rev 2013; 12(1): 237-52 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22504405

Physical Aging

1. Buckwalter JA, Heckman JD, Petrie DP: An AOA: Critical Issue: Aging of the North American Population: New Challenges for Orthopaedics. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 2003;85(4):748-758 .
2. Daniels K, et al. "Exercise: a vital means to moderate cardiovascular aging." Aging Health 2013;9(5):473 .
3. Drozdowski L,   Thomson AB: Aging and the intestine. World Journal of Gastroenterology 2006;12(47):7578-7584 .
4. Gerontology Center. The Georgia Centenarian Study. The University of Georgia  
5. Isik B, et al. Development of skin aging scale by using dermoscopy" Skin Research & Technology 2013;19(2): 69-74 .
6. Lamberts SW, Van den Veld AW, and Van der Lely A-J: The Endocrinology of Aging. Science 1997:278(5337):419-424 .
7. McLeod RP, et al. A lifetime of well skin care: practical recommendations for clinicians and patients. Skin & Allergy News 2013;44(9):pS16 .
8. North BJ, and Sinclair DA: The intersection between aging and cardiovascular disease. Circulation Research 2012;110:1097-1108 .
9. Piccin D, and Morshead CM: Potential and pitfalls of stem cell therapy in old age. Disease Models & Mechanisms 2010;3:421-425 .
10. Raiser SN and Vincent KR: The aging musculoskeletal system and obesity-reslated considerations with exercise. Aging Research Review 2012;11(3):361-373 .
11. Rughwani N: Normal anatomic and physiologic changes                             with aging related disease outcomes: a refresher. Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine   2011;78: 509-514.
12. Russell RM: Changes in gastrointestinal function attributed to aging. American Society for Clinical Nutrition 1992;55:1203S-7S .
13. Woo J: Relationship among diet, physical activity and other lifestyle factors and debilitating diseases in the elderly. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2000;54(3):S143.

Cognitive Aging

• Alzheimer's Association. "Dementia with Lewy Bodies." Accessed November 30, 2013. < http://www.alz.org/dementia/dementia-with-lewy-bodies-symptoms.asp>.)
• Alzheimer's Association. "Vascular Dementia." Accessed November 30, 2013. < http://www.alz.org/dementia/downloads/topicsheet_vascular.pdf>.)
• Alzheimer's Association. "What is Alzheimer's?" Accessed November 30, 2013. < http://www.alz.org/alzheimers_disease_what_is_alzheimers.asp>.)
• Anderton BH: "Aging of the Brain." Mechanisms of Ageing and Development 2002: 123 (7): 811-817.
• Esir MM, et al.: "Aging and Dementia." Greenfield's Neuropathology 1997;153-233.
• Godefroy O, et al: "Age-Related Slowing: Perceptuomotor, Decision, or Attention Decline?" Experimental Aging Research, Apr-Jun2010; 36(2): 169-189.
• Jernigan, T.L. et al.: "Effects of Age on Tissues and Regions of the Cerebrum and Cerebellum." Neurobiology of Aging 2001 ; 22: 581-594.
• Lu PH et al.: "Age Related Slowing in Cognitive Processing Speed is Associated with Myelin Integrity in a Very Healthy Elderly Sample." J. Clin. Exp. Neuropsychol. 2011;3310):1059-1068.
• McGill University. "The Brain from Top to Bottom: Cognitive Losses Associated with Alzheimer's." Accessed November 30, 2013. < http://thebrain.mcgill.ca/>.
• Morley JE: "The top 10 hot topics in aging." J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci.   2004 Jan; 59(1):24-33.
• National Center for Learning Disabilities: "What is Executive Function?" Accessed November 29, 2013. < http://www.ncld.org/types-learning-disabilities/executive-function-disorders/what-is-executive-function>.
• National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health. "Frontotemporal Disorders: Information for Patients, Families and Caregivers." Accessed November 30, 2013. < http://www.nia.nih.gov/alzheimers/publication/frontotemporal-disorders>.
• Rocca WA, et al: "Trends in the Incidence and Prevalence of Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia and Cognitive Impairment in the United States." Alzheimer's & Dementia 2011; Vol. 7: 80-93
• Rosling C: "Serotonin." University of Bristol. Accessed November 29, 2013. < http://www.chm.bris.ac.uk/motm/serotonin/home1.htm>.
• Sowell ER, et al.: "Mapping cortical change across the human life span." Nat. Neurosci. 2003; 6(3): 309-315.
• Web MD. "Serotonin: 9 Questions and Answers." Accessed October 15, 2013 <http://www.webmd.com/depression/features/serotonin>.

Interventions

• CDC. "CDC - Fact Sheet - Tobacco-Related Mortality - Smoking & Tobacco Use."Smoking and Tobacco Use. N.p., 1 Aug. 2013. Web. 6 Dec. 2013. <http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/health_effects/tobacco_related_mortality/>.
• Life Extension Foundation for Longer Life. "Age Related Cognitive Decline." Accessed October 15, 2013. <http://www.lef.org/protocols/neurological/age_related_cognitive_decline_02.htm>.
• Williams, KN, et al.: "Interventions to Reduce Cognitive Decline in Aging." J. Psychosoc. Nurs. Ment. Health Serv. 2010; 48(5): 42-51.
  

 

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