Anti-aging

DHEA is an adrenal hormone that is a precursor to the sex hormones testosterone and estrogen, as well as other hormones. DHEA is reported to increase testosterone and decrease total body fat, and also to have anabolic and anti-aging effects. The... 

Hathaway, D. 2002. Growth hormone challenges and opportunities for the biotechnology sector. Journal of Anti-Aging Medicine 5(1), 57-62. 

Because I am a successful professional, I have the means to afford elective surgery. And like Pandora s Box, once I opened the door to (20) anti-aging surgical possibilities, it seems almost impossible to close it again. In 2002, more than 1.1 million Americans had Botox injections—a procedure that erases wrinkles by paralyzing facial muscles. I find myself asking Why not me Is it time to jump on the bandwagon In a competitive culture where looks count, is it almost (25) impractical not to ... 

There is no scientifically valid evidence that anti aging drugs presently on the market can increase longevity (Turnheim 2004), hence aging is still an inevitable process. 

Bergamini, E., Cavallini, G., Donati, A., and Gori, Z. (2007). The role of autophagy in aging. Its essential part in the anti-aging mechanism of caloric restriction. Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. 1114, 69-78. 

Donati, A. (2006). The involvement of macroautophagy in aging and anti-aging interventions. Mol. Aspects Med. 27,455-470. 

Hipkiss, A. R. (1998). Carnosine, a protective anti-ageing peptide hit. ]. Biochem. Cell Biol. 30, 863-868. 

Hipkiss, A. R. (2001). On the anti-aging activities of aminoguanidine and N-t-butylhydrox-ylamine. Mech. Ageing Dev. 122,169-171. 

Hipkiss, A. R. and Brownson, C. (2000). Carnosine reacts with protein carbonyl groups Another possible role for the anti-ageing peptide Biogerontology 1, 217-223. 

Munch, G., Kuhla, B., Luth, H. J., Arendt, T., and Robinson, S. R. (2003). Anti-ageing defences against Alzheimer s disease. Biochem. Soc. Trans. 31,1397-1399. 

Akira, Y. (1978) Mixed system propellants with improved anti-ageing properties. Jpn Kokai Tokkyo Koho... 

Kaweski S Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation DATA Committee. Anti-aging medicine. Part I. Hormone replacement therapy in women. Plast Reconstr Surg 2003 111 935-8. 

Lane MA, Baer DJ, Rumpler WV, et al. Dietary restriction lowers body temperature in rhesus monkeys consistent with a postulated anti-aging mechanism in rodents. Proc Nat Acad Sci USA 1996 93 4159 1164. 

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