Life Extension

Book excerpt: What Is Life Extension The idea of life extension refers to the process of prolonging the human lifetime, either subtly via advancements in medical technology or drastically by raising the maximum lifespan beyond the usually accepted limit of 125 years. Life extension may be achieved in any of these two ways: How You Will Benefit (I) Insights, and validations about the following topics: Chapter 1: Life extension Chapter 2: Senescence Chapter 3: Longevity Chapter 4: Maximum life span Chapter 5: Low-protein diet Chapter 6: Free-radical theory of aging Chapter 7: Caloric restriction mimetic Chapter 8: Daf-2 Chapter 9: Biological immortality Chapter 10: Calorie restriction Chapter 11: CRON-diet Chapter 12: Evolution of ageing Chapter 13: Index of topics related to life extension Chapter 14: Outline of life extension Chapter 15: Ageing Chapter 16: Clive McCay Chapter 17: Anti-aging movement Chapter 18: Genetics of aging Chapter 19: Disposable soma theory of aging Chapter 20: Hallmarks of aging Chapter 21: Timeline of senescence research (II) Answering the public top questions about life extension. (III) Real world examples for the usage of life extension in many fields. (IV) 17 appendices to explain, briefly, 266 emerging technologies in each industry to have 360-degree full understanding of life extension' technologies. Who This Book Is For Professionals, undergraduate and graduate students, enthusiasts, hobbyists, and those who want to go beyond basic knowledge or information for any kind of life extension.