Aging
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Broader Terms
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Narrower Terms
age difference, longevity, nutrition of aging, premature aging, psychological aspect of aging
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Related Terms
age group, cell age, dementia, developmental psychology, geriatrics, home for elderly, immunosenescence, menopause, oxidative stress, postmenopause, presbycusis, retirement, sarcopenia
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Scope Note
the gradual physiological changes that occur with the passage of time; includes from birth to death; may be used for any species.
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Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)
- Healthy aging is about preventing or delaying disease, as well as making informed choices about many aspects of life though out the lifespan.
- The other type of aging is known as extrinsic (external) aging and is caused by environmental factors, such as exposure to the suns rays.
- Aging is familiar to all of us.
- Early lens aging is accelerated in subjects with a high risk of ischemic heart disease: an epidemiologic studyLine Kessel , Torben Jorgensen , Charlotte Glumer and Michael Larsen BMC Ophthalmology 2006, 6:16 doi:10.
- What Causes Global Aging? Global aging is the result of two sweeping forces: falling fertility (fewer births per woman) and rising longevity (longer lives).
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