Cheating Time: Science, Sex and Aging
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| Rating | : | 4.94 (865 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0716736489 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 427 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
A combination of fascinating theories and findings coupled with anecdotes on life are featured in a guide to help readers understand the latest information on science, sex and aging. 12 illustrations.
Interesting This book provides a non-technical overview of the role that sex hormones play in aging. The title led me to think that the book would address the entire field of aging; however, it mostly focuses on the relation of sex hormones to aging. The first five chapters actually do summarize the general subject of the science of aging, but the information
Designing Babies: The Brave New World of Reproductive Technology, Gosden's most recent book, was just published. He is also a Visiting Professor at the School of Medicine, Leeds University, West Yorkshire UK. In 1976, he moved to the University of Edinburgh Medical School where he lectured in physiology for 1
The net result of this prodigious assemblage of facts and fancy is to humble the reader: There's much we still don't know about aging. (12 illustrations) -- Copyright ©1996, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.. From Kirkus Reviews The bottom line still seems to be, ``You can't fool mother nature.'' But, as this fascinating book demonstrates, there have been plenty of attempts to do just that. There is much here for students of medical fads and fallacies. Indeed, Gosden's report on past and present attempts to understand and delay aging is full of delicious accounts of the benighted scientists and clever charlatans who have purveyed one rejuvenating therapy after another--from injections, monkey gland operations, and urine-drinking to today's hormone cocktails and anticipated gene therapy. Before focusing on spurious elixirs, Gosden (Reproductive Biology/Univ. It's reassuring to discover from Gosden's lively overvi