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Abstract: The physiology and sociology of aging are under increasing scrutiny as the numbers of elderly people in the U.S. grow, and much of the research is being done under the aegis of the National Institute on Aging. Descriptions of some of the projects sponsored include studies on the effectiveness of digoxin in elderly people, sex hormone changes, declining glucose tolerance and its relation to the gastric inhibitory peptide, chronological versus biological age, muscle loss, personality traits that relate to memory, rate of brain aging, and Alzheimer's disease. Other investigations relating to aging focused on nutition, immune responses, changes in body temperature, gene expression in somatic cells, skin alterations, and treatment of osteoporosis. The environmental influences investigated include standards of hospitalization, intergenerational bonds and conflicts, communication techniques and political activities
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- Author
- National Institute on Aging
- Publisher
- The Institute, 1980.
- Published
- 1980
- Language
- EN
- Category
- nonfiction
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