The New Science of Ageing

Alan Walker editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Bristol University Press

Published:29th Aug '14

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The New Science of Ageing cover

This unique book represents the first 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. A comprehensive 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. Comprising individual, local, national and global perspectives, this book will appeal to everyone with an interest in one of the greatest challenges facing the world – our own ageing.

"This book contains some of the findings from the wide range of topics which were funded under the important NDA programme. They are a tribute to all the researchers involved" Anthea Tinker, Kings College London
"An outstanding collection of studies drawn from a major international research programme. Provides a benchmark against which future research into ageing will be measured" Professor Chris Phillipson, University of Manchester, UK

ISBN: 9781447314660

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344 pages