Open access peer-reviewed Edited Volume

Gerontology

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Grazia D'Onofrio
Grazia D'Onofrio

Fondazione IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza,
Italy

Co-editors

Daniele Sancarlo
Daniele Sancarlo

Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza,
Italy

Antonio Greco
Antonio Greco

Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza,
Italy

Published04 July 2018

Doi10.5772/intechopen.69934

ISBN978-1-78923-253-0

Print ISBN978-1-78923-252-3

eBook (PDF) ISBN978-1-83881-444-1

Copyright year2018

Number of pages276

Aging well and actively is the real objective of human being. This book is an up-to-date and realistic view on physiopathological mechanisms of aging and age-related diseases. The book includes topical contributions from multiple disciplines to support the fundamental goals of extending active life and enhancing its quality.

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Table of Contents

Open access  chapters

1. Ageing Process and Physiological Changes

By Shilpa Amarya, Kalyani Singh and Manisha Sabharwal

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2. Adherence to Medication in Older Adults as a Way to Improve Health Outcomes and Reduce Healthcare System Spending

By Luís Midão, Anna Giardini, Enrica Menditto, Przemyslaw Kardas and Elísio Costa

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3. Thymic Rejuvenation: Are We There Yet?

By Jamilah Abusarah, Fatemeh Khodayarian, Yun Cui, Abed El-Hakim El-Kadiry and Moutih Rafei

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4. Characteristics of Hearing in Elderly People

By Maria Boboshko, Ekaterina Zhilinskaya and Natalia Maltseva

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5. The Elderly in the Emergency Department

By Alexander Morales Erazo

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6. Ageing Better in the Netherlands

By Betty Meyboom-de Jong, Klaske Wynia and Anjo Geluk-Bleumink

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7. The Basics of Biogerontology

By Mark Rinnerthaler and Klaus Richter

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8. Cognitive Aging

By Neyda Ma Mendoza-Ruvalcaba, Elva Dolores Arias-Merino, María Elena Flores-Villavicencio, Melina Rodríguez-Díaz and Irma Fabiola Díaz-García

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12. Role of Nutraceuticals in Modulation of Gut-Brain Axis in Elderly Persons

By Ana-Maria Enciu, Elena Codrici, Simona Mihai, Emilia Manole, Sevinci Pop, Eleonora Codorean, Cristina Mariana Niculite, Laura Necula, Isabela Tarcomnicu, Elvira Gille and Cristiana Pistol Tanase

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