The Quest for Human Longevity: Science, Business, and Public Policy

ISBN-13: 9781138516823 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 197 str.

Solomon, Lewis D.

Opis

Many scientists today are working to retard the aging process in humans so as to increase both life expectancy and the quality of life

Spis treści

1: The Second Longevity Revolution; 2: The Ups and Downs of Telomeres and Telomerase: Geron Corp.; 3: Oxidative Damage from Free Radicals and the Anti-Oxidant Antidote: Juvenon, Inc. and Eukarion, Inc.; 4: Caloric Restriction and Its Mimics: BioMarker Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; 5: Genetic Manipulation, Its Mimics, and Biochemical Activators: Elixir Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; 6: The Search for Memory-Enhancing Drugs: Helicon Therapeutics, Inc., Memory Pharmaceuticals Corp., and Cortex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; 7: Life Extension: Public Policy Aspects

O autorze

Lewis D. Solomon