New Books on Aging, Longevity, Gerontology, Geriatrics, Life-Extension & Anti-Aging Interventions

New Books on Aging and Longevity Studies.
You are most welcome to add new books here yourself if you do know some new interesting books!

See also new books on Aging & Longevity for:
-- November 2007
-- October 2007
-- September 2007
-- August 2007
-- July 2007
-- June 2007
-- May 2007


Greetings,

Here is the list of new books on aging and longevity, which have become available this month.

The books are listed in reversed chronological order (the most recent books are listed first). To get more information about these books, just click on the titles below:

1. Social Issues of Ageing: Major Themes in Health & Social Welfare
by collection edit (Hardcover - Nov 30, 2007)

2. Medically Assisted Death
by Robert Young (Hardcover - Nov 30, 2007)

3. Unplugged: Reclaiming Our Right to Die in America
by William H. Colby (Paperback - Nov 30, 2007)

4. The Aging Kidney in Health and Disease
by Juan F. Macias Nunez, J. Stewart Cameron, and Dimitrios G. Oreopoulos (Hardcover - Nov 30, 2007)

5. For Keeps: Women Tell the Truth About Their Bodies, Growing Older, and Acceptance
by Victoria Zackheim (Paperback - Nov 28, 2007)

6. Gastroenterology, An Issue of Geriatric Medicine Clinics (The Clinics: Internal Medicine)
by Syed Tarig (Hardcover - Nov 28, 2007)

7. Medication Management in Care of Older People
by Maggi Banning (Paperback - Nov 28, 2007) - Illustrated

8. Human Resource Management in Aging Societies
by Harold Conrad, Viktoria Heindorf, and Franz Waldenberger (Hardcover - Nov 27, 2007)

9. The Wonder of Probiotics: A 30-Day Plan to Boost Energy, Enhance Weight Loss, Heal GI Problems, Prevent Disease, and Slow Aging
by John R. Taylor and Deborah Mitchell (Paperback - Nov 27, 2007)

10. Encyclopedia of Aging and Public Health
by Sana Loue and Martha Sajatovic (Hardcover - Nov 26, 2007)

11. The Long Life
by Helen Small (Hardcover - Nov 26, 2007)

12. The Book of Positive Quotations for Our Golden Years
by Pat Corrick Hinton and Bruce A. Wilson (Paperback - Nov 25, 2007)

13. Pain in Older People (Oxford Pain Management Library)
by Peter Crome, Frank Lally, and Chris J. Main (Paperback - Nov 24, 2007)

14. Care-Related Quality of Life in Old Age: Concepts, Models, and Empirical Findings
by Marja Vaarama, Richard Pieper, and Andrew Sixsmith (Hardcover - Nov 23, 2007)

15. Diagnosis of Aging Skin Diseases
by Robert A. Norman (Paperback - Nov 16, 2007)

16. Senior Living Communities: Operations Management and Marketing for Assisted Living, Congregate, and Continuing Care Retirement Communities
by Benjamin W. Pearce (Hardcover - Nov 16, 2007)

17. Elderly Medicine
by Gurcharan Rai and Graham P. Mulley (Hardcover - Nov 16, 2007)

18. Procedures in Cosmetic Dermatology Series: Lasers and Lights: Volume 2 with DVD: Rejuvenation - Resurfacing - Treatment of Ethnic Skin - Treatment of Cellulite (Procedures in Cosmetic Dermatology)
by David Goldberg (Hardcover - Nov 16, 2007)

19. Foundations of Social Work in the Field of Aging: A Competency-Based Approach
by Roberta R. Greene, Harriet L. Cohen, and Colleen M. Galambus (Paperback - Nov 15, 2007)

20. Ageless Face, Ageless Mind: Erase Wrinkles and Rejuvenate the Brain
by Nicholas Md Perricone (Hardcover - Nov 13, 2007)

21. Dr. Perricone's 7 Secrets to Beauty, Health, and Longevity: The Miracle of Cellular Rejuvenation
by Nicholas Md Perricone (Paperback - Nov 13, 2007)

22. The Best Way to Say Goodbye: A Legal Peaceful Choice At the End of Life
by Stanley A. Terman, Ronald B. Miller, and Michael S. Evans (Hardcover - Nov 12, 2007)

23. The Science of Staying Young
by John Morley and Sheri R. Colberg (Hardcover - Nov 11, 2007)

24. Sage-ing While Age-ing
by Shirley MacLaine (Hardcover - Nov 6, 2007)

25. The New Anti-aging Revolution: Stopping the Clock
by Ronald Klatz and Robert Goldman (Paperback - Nov 5, 2007)

26. Global Health and Global Aging
by Mary Robinson, William Novelli, Clarence Pearson, and Laurie Norris (Hardcover - Nov 2, 2007)

27. Handbook of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies with Older Adults
by Dolores Gallagher-Thompson, Ann Steffen, and Larry W. Thompson (Hardcover - Nov 2, 2007)

28. AgeEsteem: Growing a Positive Attitude Toward Aging
by Bonnie Lou Fatio (Hardcover - Nov 1, 2007)

29. Aging Beyond Belief: 69 Tips for REAL Wellness
by Don Ardell (Paperback - Nov 1, 2007)

30. Secret Wisdom of a Woman's Body: Freeing Yourself to Live Passionately and Age Fearlessly
by Pat Samples (Paperback - Nov 1, 2007)

31. Free Stuff and Good Deals for Folks Over 50 (Free Stuff & Good Deals series)
by Linda Bowman (Paperback - Nov 1, 2007)

32. Population Ageing, Intergenerational Transfers and the Macroeconomy
by Robert Clark, Naohiro Ogawa, and Andrew Mason (Hardcover - Nov 2007)

33. Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Vol. 27 2007: Biopsychosocial Approaches to Longevity (Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics (Springer Publishing))
by Leonard W. Poon and Thomas T. Perls (Hardcover - Nov 2007)

34. Palliative Care and Aged Care
by Rosalie Hudson and Margaret O'Connor (Paperback - Nov 2007)

35. Simplified Facial Rejuvenation
by Melvin A. Shiffman, Sid J. Mirrafati, Samuel M. Lam, and Chelso G. Cueteaux (Hardcover - Nov 2007)

36. Alzheimer's Disease, An Issue of PET Clinics (The Clinics: Radiology)
by Satoshi Minoshima (Hardcover - Oct 31, 2007)

37. Bone and Osteoarthritis (Topics in Bone Biology)
by Felix Bronner and Mary C. Farach-Carson (Hardcover - Oct 31, 2007)

38. Heart Failure in the Elderly, An Issue of Heart Failure Clinics (The Clinics (Elsevier))
by W. S. Aronow (Hardcover - Oct 31, 2007)

39. Facial Rejuvenation Surgery with DVD
by Barry M. Jones and Rajiv Grover (Hardcover - Oct 29, 2007)

40. Atlas of Mesotherapy in Skin Rejuvenation
by Antonella Tosti and Maria De Padova (Hardcover - Oct 24, 2007)


The same list is repeated below in enhanced version with book images added:

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Enhanced List with Book Images Provided (where they are available)


1.
Social Issues of Ageing: Major Themes in Health & Social Welfare
by collection edit (Hardcover - Nov 30, 2007)

2.
Medically Assisted Death
by Robert Young (Hardcover - Nov 30, 2007)


3.
Unplugged: Reclaiming Our Right to Die in America
by William H. Colby (Paperback - Nov 30, 2007)


4.
The Aging Kidney in Health and Disease
by Juan F. Macias Nunez, J. Stewart Cameron, and Dimitrios G. Oreopoulos (Hardcover - Nov 30, 2007)


5.
For Keeps: Women Tell the Truth About Their Bodies, Growing Older, and Acceptance
by Victoria Zackheim (Paperback - Nov 28, 2007)


6.
Gastroenterology, An Issue of Geriatric Medicine Clinics (The Clinics: Internal Medicine)
by Syed Tarig (Hardcover - Nov 28, 2007)

7.
Medication Management in Care of Older People
by Maggi Banning (Paperback - Nov 28, 2007) - Illustrated


8.
Human Resource Management in Aging Societies
by Harold Conrad, Viktoria Heindorf, and Franz Waldenberger (Hardcover - Nov 27, 2007)

9.
The Wonder of Probiotics: A 30-Day Plan to Boost Energy, Enhance Weight Loss, Heal GI Problems, Prevent Disease, and Slow Aging
by John R. Taylor and Deborah Mitchell (Paperback - Nov 27, 2007)


10.
Encyclopedia of Aging and Public Health
by Sana Loue and Martha Sajatovic (Hardcover - Nov 26, 2007)


11.
The Long Life
by Helen Small (Hardcover - Nov 26, 2007)


12.
The Book of Positive Quotations for Our Golden Years
by Pat Corrick Hinton and Bruce A. Wilson (Paperback - Nov 25, 2007)


13.
Pain in Older People (Oxford Pain Management Library)
by Peter Crome, Frank Lally, and Chris J. Main (Paperback - Nov 24, 2007)

14.
Care-Related Quality of Life in Old Age: Concepts, Models, and Empirical Findings
by Marja Vaarama, Richard Pieper, and Andrew Sixsmith (Hardcover - Nov 23, 2007)


15.
Diagnosis of Aging Skin Diseases
by Robert A. Norman (Paperback - Nov 16, 2007)

16.
Senior Living Communities: Operations Management and Marketing for Assisted Living, Congregate, and Continuing Care Retirement Communities
by Benjamin W. Pearce (Hardcover - Nov 16, 2007)


17.
Elderly Medicine
by Gurcharan Rai and Graham P. Mulley (Hardcover - Nov 16, 2007)


18.
Procedures in Cosmetic Dermatology Series: Lasers and Lights: Volume 2 with DVD: Rejuvenation - Resurfacing - Treatment of Ethnic Skin - Treatment of Cellulite (Procedures in Cosmetic Dermatology)
by David Goldberg (Hardcover - Nov 16, 2007)


19.
Foundations of Social Work in the Field of Aging: A Competency-Based Approach
by Roberta R. Greene, Harriet L. Cohen, and Colleen M. Galambus (Paperback - Nov 15, 2007)


20.
Ageless Face, Ageless Mind: Erase Wrinkles and Rejuvenate the Brain
by Nicholas Md Perricone (Hardcover - Nov 13, 2007)


21.
Dr. Perricone's 7 Secrets to Beauty, Health, and Longevity: The Miracle of Cellular Rejuvenation
by Nicholas Md Perricone (Paperback - Nov 13, 2007)


22.
The Best Way to Say Goodbye: A Legal Peaceful Choice At the End of Life
by Stanley A. Terman, Ronald B. Miller, and Michael S. Evans (Hardcover - Nov 12, 2007)


23.
The Science of Staying Young
by John Morley and Sheri R. Colberg (Hardcover - Nov 11, 2007)


24.
Sage-ing While Age-ing
by Shirley MacLaine (Hardcover - Nov 6, 2007)


25.
The New Anti-aging Revolution: Stopping the Clock
by Ronald Klatz and Robert Goldman (Paperback - Nov 5, 2007)

26.
Global Health and Global Aging
by Mary Robinson, William Novelli, Clarence Pearson, and Laurie Norris (Hardcover - Nov 2, 2007)


27.
Handbook of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies with Older Adults
by Dolores Gallagher-Thompson, Ann Steffen, and Larry W. Thompson (Hardcover - Nov 2, 2007)


28.
AgeEsteem: Growing a Positive Attitude Toward Aging
by Bonnie Lou Fatio (Hardcover - Nov 1, 2007)


29.
Aging Beyond Belief: 69 Tips for REAL Wellness
by Don Ardell (Paperback - Nov 1, 2007)


30.
Secret Wisdom of a Woman's Body: Freeing Yourself to Live Passionately and Age Fearlessly
by Pat Samples (Paperback - Nov 1, 2007)


31.
Free Stuff and Good Deals for Folks Over 50 (Free Stuff & Good Deals series)
by Linda Bowman (Paperback - Nov 1, 2007)


32.
Population Ageing, Intergenerational Transfers and the Macroeconomy
by Robert Clark, Naohiro Ogawa, and Andrew Mason (Hardcover - Nov 2007)


33.
Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Vol. 27 2007: Biopsychosocial Approaches to Longevity (Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics (Springer Publishing))
by Leonard W. Poon and Thomas T. Perls (Hardcover - Nov 2007)


34.
Palliative Care and Aged Care
by Rosalie Hudson and Margaret O'Connor (Paperback - Nov 2007)

35.
Simplified Facial Rejuvenation
by Melvin A. Shiffman, Sid J. Mirrafati, Samuel M. Lam, and Chelso G. Cueteaux (Hardcover - Nov 2007)


36.
Alzheimer's Disease, An Issue of PET Clinics (The Clinics: Radiology)
by Satoshi Minoshima (Hardcover - Oct 31, 2007)


37.
Bone and Osteoarthritis (Topics in Bone Biology)
by Felix Bronner and Mary C. Farach-Carson (Hardcover - Oct 31, 2007)


38.
Heart Failure in the Elderly, An Issue of Heart Failure Clinics (The Clinics (Elsevier))
by W. S. Aronow (Hardcover - Oct 31, 2007)

39.
Facial Rejuvenation Surgery with DVD
by Barry M. Jones and Rajiv Grover (Hardcover - Oct 29, 2007)


40.
Atlas of Mesotherapy in Skin Rejuvenation
by Antonella Tosti and Maria De Padova (Hardcover - Oct 24, 2007)



If you do know some new books that should be added to this list, please feel free to add them here!

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Gerontological Society of America (GSA) Meeting in San Francisco, November 16-20

Greetings,

Just curious whether some readers of our blog are going to attend the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) meeting in San Francisco this November 16-20 ?

Perhaps we could meet there in person. The meeting will be at Hilton San Francisco, 333 O'Farrell Street, San Francisco, CA 94102. We have two presentations there:

Saturday, November 17:
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM, Room: Imperial Ballroom
Poster: Middle-Life Predictors of Human Longevity

Monday, November 19:
1:30 - 3:00pm, Room: Union Square 13
Symposium "Quantitative Approaches to Aging and Exceptional Longevity"
Talk: New Findings on Human Longevity Predictors

For more details, see the coverage of our upcoming GSA talks by Daily Telegraph:

Stay trim and have children to be 100

By Roger Highfield, Science Editor
Last Updated: 12:01am GMT 14/11/2007

The secret of living to 100 is to take up farming, have lots of children and stay trim but not thin, scientists claim.

Researchers studied the health records of dozens of centenarians to find out why they had lived so long.

They discovered that not eating too much, but also not eating too little, was key to a long life, as was having more than four children by the age of 30 and working on the land.

"This study provides the first estimates of height, body build and other vital characteristics for the future centenarian," said the husband and wife team Leonid and Natalia Gavrilov, from the Centre on Ageing at the University of Chicago.

The couple will disclose the details of their findings to a meeting of the Gerontological Society of America in San Francisco next week.

The study involved analysing the records of 171 men born in 1887 who reached the age of 100.

Dr Gavrilov said: "Our initial expectation was that thin people would live longer.

"But it really does not do much, compared with medium body build. There is no need to suffer."

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Hope to see you soon at this GSA Meeting!

Best wishes,


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Website: http://longevity-science.org/
Blog: http://longevity-science.blogspot.com/
My books: http://longevity-science.org/Books.html



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Keynote Lecture -- Models of Systems Failure in Human Aging

Greetings,

Just a short note for those who plan to attend the International Workshop on Human Longevity in Malaysia this November, 26-27:

The next day there will be another interesting meeting at the same location:

International Conference on Mathematical Sciences
"Integrating Mathematical Sciences within Society"
28-29 November 2007, Equatorial Hotel, Bangi-Putrajaya,
Off Persiaran Bandar, 43650 Bandar Baru Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
Tel: +60 3 8210 2222 / 8925 1111
Email: info@bng.equatorial.com
Web: http://www.equatorial.com/bng/

with a keynote lecture:

"Models of Systems Failure in [Human] Aging"
9.45 am -- 10.30 am
http://pkukmweb.ukm.my/~ppsmfst/icoms/ICMS2007-ScientificProgramme.htm

Hope to see you there!

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International Workshop on Human Longevity -- Register Today!

Greetings,

This is to cordially invite you to attend the upcoming International Workshop on Human Longevity, which brings together experts from the United States, Malaysia, Spain, Greece, Australia and other countries. This will be a friendly meeting at relaxed academic retreat with great opportunities for broad interesting discussions -- so register today! No papers or formal presentations are required from you, and you will have an opportunity to participate in a general discussion, if you wish. Some more information about this meeting and registration details are provided below:

This International Workshop on Human Longevity will take place in Malaysia on November 26-27, 2007, and it is organized by the major Malaysian University ("Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia -- UKM"), Department of Science & Technology.

For more details, please see:

http://pkukmweb.ukm.my/~ppsmfst/icoms/Longevity_wshop2007_poster2.pdf
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Some excerpts:

" This workshop is intended to provide a broad overview of bio-demographic ideas, models, methods, and findings regarding human aging, mortality and longevity incorporating interdisciplinary approach. The aims are to bridge the gap between biological, mathematical and social sciences as well as nurturing the understanding and collaboration amongst the regional and global human longevity scientists and practitioners. Besides that, it also aims to demonstrate the vital role of understanding the mechanisms of aging and longevity and to extend healthy and productive human lifespan. The workshop will include several sessions and discussions on longevity, demography, genetic factors and others. We cordially invite academicians, researchers, scientists and interested parties to join this event in the serene campus of Bangi, Malaysia. We are also proud to inform you that 2007 is the official Visit Malaysia Year ! "

For additional details see also the Workshop Brochure:

http://pkukmweb.ukm.my/~ppsmfst/icoms/Longevity_wshop2007_broc2.pdf
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Registration for this International Workshop is opened on the first-come, first-served basis, with limited number of places available. Therefore consider to register now, to make sure that you will not miss this scientific and educational brain-storming networking event!

This is also a great opportunity to take your family members with you for retreat and vacation in an exotic Asian country of Malaysia at the serene campus of Bangi there. Here are some pictures of a meeting place:

http://longevity-science.org/Malaysia-2007.pdf

Hope to see you there!

Contact address of the Organizing Committee for further enquiries:

Secretariat
Workshop on Human Longevity (WHL'07)
c/o School of Mathematical Sciences
Faculty of Science & Technology
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
43600 UKM Bangi
Selangor, Malaysia
Tel: +603-8921 5713 / 5714
Fax: +603-8925 4519
E-mail: icms07@gmail.com
seminarppsm@lycos.com

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How to Produce Immortal Organism?

Greetings,

Recently Professor Robin Holliday has published some interesting thoughts on a provocative topic -- How to Produce Immortal Organism. He published these bold ideas in his new book:

Aging: The Paradox of Life: Why We Age
by Robin Holliday (Hardcover - Aug 24, 2007)



Here are some excerpts from page 75 of this book:

"From a scientific point of view it is a worthwhile exercise to consider what would be necessary to produce a complex organism that was potentially immortal.

First, the animal would have to be in a steady state, that is, the adult would not be young or old, but remain anatomically and physiologically unchanged indefinitely, in the absence of some lethal accident.

Second, it would have the ability to regenerate all components of the body that began to show any signs of ageing or decay.

Third, to do this it would have to invest a large proportion of its resources in maintenance, regeneration and renewal."

Here are my thoughts on this topic:

First, the organism should not be in a steady state, because repair, regeneration and renewal could be done periodically, for example during sleep or hibernation-like state. By the way, aging and longevity could be modulated by hibernation, see Hibernation, Aging and Longevity

Second, the organism would not need to have the ability to regenerate all components of the body, if there is an external help in the form of regenerative medicine.

Third, to regenerate all components of the body, the organism would not have to invest a large proportion of its resources, if, again, there is an external help in the form of regenerative and genuine anti-aging medicine in the future. Anyway, the need for energy resources is not a problem given the rising proportion of overweight and obese people. There is plenty of unused energy, which moves into fat. It is not the lack of energy, but rather the lack of clever and efficient rejuvenation technologies, that need to be overcome. This in turn requires a boost in longevity research and public support for it.

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