Biology of Ageing: A Practical Handbook

One of the problems geriatricians are confronted with in everyday clinical practice isdifferentiating disease from the process of old age. The challenges of ageing requirea better understanding of the essential biology of ageing in order to separate ageingfrom disease, and indeed ageing made worse by disease. Although the topic is large and diverse, this practical and easy-to-read referencebook contains vital information on the biology of ageing. It provides a conciseunderstanding of the changes that occur and focuses on the clinical implications ofageing. MCQs are featured throughout for revision and examination practice. The Biology of Ageing provides the reader with: a learning guide on the biology of ageing through an overview of the changes thatoccur at both cellular and system levels knowledge of how biological changes of ageing impact on physiology and theclinical relevance in medical practice a practical consideration of these changes in disease presentations and how thesechanges may impact on disease management. This full-colour guide featuring slides, MRIs, figures and photographs is ideal fordoctors training in geriatric medicine, practising geriatricians and those with aninterest in management of older people.