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	Gerontology - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Gerontologists are responsible for educating older people by giving informative presentations, publishing books and articles that pertain to the aging population, and producing relevant films and television programs.
		Biogerontology is the subfield of gerontology dedicated to studying the specifically biological processes behind aging.
		Biogerontologists are scientists who study these process and also include scientists who work to control, prevent and reverse aging in both humans and animals.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Biogerontology (294 words)

	Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center
		Biogerontology is considered by many scientists to be the most important frontier in aging research.
		In the Center's Biogerontology Laboratories, research is being conducted on the changes that occur in the brain during the aging process, as well as the causes of age-related neurological diseases, such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases.
		The Alzheimer's Disease Research Center conducts studies to identify the causes and biological changes that occur with the disease, and is working to develop new clinical and hormonal interventions.
	www.usc.edu /dept/gero/research.shtml (658 words)

	ANZAC Research Institute - Biogerontology Laboratory - Current Projects (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		The Biogerontology Laboratory has made major contribution to the understanding of how the liver ages with the discovery of the process of pseudocapillarisation.
		Recently, the Biogerontology group published in the Lancet a hypothesis describing how the process may contribute to blood vessel plaque formation.
		The Biogerontology Laboratory has been active in establishing collaborative links with other institutes with interests in research on ageing.
	www.anzac.edu.au /bio_projects.html (976 words)

	Anti-Aging Library: Periodicals (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Biogerontology has now developed a solid scientific base with respect to the understanding of the phenomenon of aging.
		A spectrum of new and innovative strategies and approaches are being increasingly applied to modulate the process of aging at the level of cells, tissues, organs and organisms.
		Biogerontology represents this step in research which aims primarily at achieving healthy old age accompanied by improved longevity.
	anti-ageing.us /library/periodicals.html (1025 words)

	The Hastings Center Report : Biogerontology, "anti-aging medicine," and the challenges of human enhancement. @ HighBeam ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Start / T / The Hastings Center Report / July 01, 2003 / Biogerontology, "anti-aging medicine," and the challenges of human enhancement.
		Biogerontology, "anti-aging medicine," and the challenges of human enhancement.
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	static.highbeam.com /t/thehastingscenterreport/july012003/biogerontologyantiagingmedicineandthechallengesofh (279 words)

	What is Biogerontology?
		The field of biogerontology focuses on the biology, physiology, and genetics of aging.
		This fairly new discipline investigates aging in cells, organs, and the whole body to the end of decreasing the harmful effects of aging, such as dementia, weakness, and deterioration.
		One major course of research in biogerontology relies on stem cells.
	www.wisegeek.com /what-is-biogerontology.htm (420 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Although the desire for long life or even immortality has been a common theme in human thought throughout recorded history, it is just in the past 20 years or so that biogerontology-the biology of aging-has become an important area of interest to both the scientific community and the public at large.
		Earlier neglect of biogerontology was motivated in significant part by ageism-negative stereotypes about old people-even among ostensibly objective scientists.
		Lacking a full grasp of the complexities of biogerontology, nonprofessionals frequently are unaware of its many pitfalls and may ignore alternatives to hypotheses that they present as fact.
	www.interchg.ubc.ca /browley/hayflick.html (1373 words)

	Biogerontology Research Building - University of Newcastle Upon Tyne (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		The construction of the new Henry Wellcome Laboratory for Biogerontology Research was funded by a Science Research Investment Fund (SRIF) award from the Wellcome Trust, in partnership with the University.
		The Building links to the existing Medical Research Council building and is adjacent to the NHS Centre for the Health of the Elderly and the recently completed Wolfson Research Centre.
		The Biogerontology Research Building will house Gerontology and provide world-class research facilities for the study of the ageing process.
	www.ncl.ac.uk /about/future/biogerontology.phtml (125 words)

	SENS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		We will discuss an aspect of biogerontology research that has been dangerously neglected during the recent spate of interest in genome-related breakthroughs: the active reversal of various aspects of age-related degeneration.
		The desirability of "successful aging" as a goal of biogerontology research has been widely embraced by professionals, but we believe that it is grossly misguided.
		Thus, the public and professional policy regarding biogerontology research is in severe need of re-evaluation, since it does not presently reflect public aspirations.
	research.arc2.ucla.edu /pmts/sens1.htm (2916 words)

	BIOLOGY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF AGING (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		This course is an introduction at the graduate level to the emerging field of BIOGERONTOLOGY.
		For gerontology and for biogerontology particularly, we are at the "End of the Beginning." The research on "aging" is now at a level that few imagined it would be only ten or fifteen years ago.
		For the first time in human history we have an idea of the "lay of the land" or the map (pun intended) to follow.
	www.people.vcu.edu /~swharkin/myweb2/601_campus.htm (157 words)

	Is human aging still mysterious enough to be left only to scientists? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		The feasibility of reversing human aging, at least within the next few decades, has traditionally been dismissed by all professional biogerontologists on the grounds that not only is aging still poorly understood, but also many of those aspects that we do understand are not reversible by any current or foreseeable therapeutic regimen.
		One way to increase society’s understanding of biogerontology is to increase their interest in it.
		The public include wealthy individuals, who may avoid investing in biogerontology because they feel that their dollars cannot yet make much difference to the rate of progress.
	research.arc2.ucla.edu /pmts/sens/sen2article.htm (6552 words)

	Biogerontology - Institute for Ageing and Health - University of Newcastle
		Biogerontology - Institute for Ageing and Health - University of Newcastle
		Biogerontology is housed in the new Henry Wellcome Laboratory for Biogerontology Research providing state-of-the-art laboratory and bioinformatics facilities for the study of the ageing process.
		It involves clinical study of the genetics of human ageing and longevity and considers cell stress and tissue ageing.
	www.ncl.ac.uk /iah/research/bioger (157 words)

	Ph.D. Minor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		This program of study is designed as a Ph.D. minor offering advanced study of various aspects of social gerontology, life-span development, and biogerontology.
		Biogerontology courses address the biological basis for aging.
		Age-related changes in organ, cellular, and genetic activities are covered as well as changes in anatomical structure and physiological function of the organism.
	www.ssc.wisc.edu /aging/dev/phd.htm (417 words)

	Biogerontology research in Spain. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		The article describes the features of biogerontology research in Spain and outlines the research in the biology of ageing, covering a wide spectrum of areas and topics.
		Research in biogerontology has expanded notably in quality and quantity in the last decades with the development of internationally recognized research groups actively working in the analysis of the complex process of ageing.
		Despite these improvements, special efforts have to be made not only to consolidate the existing groups but also to facilitate the initiation and development of new research groups in Universities, Hospitals and research institutions with capacity to incorporate trained researchers in this area.
	www.arclab.org /medlineupdates/abstract_12915203.html (181 words)

	Science Magazine Features Aging. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		This is a milestone for the emerging interdisciplinary field of biogerontology.
		(Also featured in Breakthrough!) This marks the movement of biogerontology from a field in the "backwaters of biology" to a prominent area of research.
		There are several demographic factors that seem to ensure this field will have a rosy future in terms of funding and interest.
	www.immortality.org /science.html (438 words)

	STAR continued (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Geriatrics Center researchers will work to develop a better understanding of the factors that regulate the rate of aging in multiple cell and tissue types, and that contribute to the increased vulnerability of older adults to disease and disability.
		Bringing the two major centers of aging together will allow U-M to expand its focus on biogerontology (the biology of aging), integrative muscle and skeletal research, health services, health policy and behavioral research, and clinical research.
		“Biogerontology research will be an increasingly important focus for our Medical School in the years ahead," says Allen Lichter, M.D., Medical School dean.
	www.med.umich.edu /prmc/star/archive/2004/0804/Geriatric.htm (615 words)

	The Science Advisory Board
		Currently, Dr. Rattan is a professor of biogerontology at the Danish Centre for Molecular Gerontology (DCMG) located in the Department of Molecular Biology of the University of Aarhus, Denmark.
		DCMG is a highly integrated and multidisciplinary center and is the first of its kind devoted to aging research in Denmark.
		The journal is developing a world-renowned reputation as an important journal in the field of aging.
	www.scienceboard.net /community/spotlights.29.html (820 words)

	Symposium
		Most efforts in biogerontology have emphasized short-lived small animals that can be easily studied in the laboratory.
		Research on genetically defined strains of mice, flies, and nematodes continue to give remarkable insights intothe genetic basis for longevity and in mechanisms of aging.
		SOSA will consider additional species not in the current biogerontology literature that have life spans extending beyond those reported for primates.
	www.usc.edu /dept/gero/CBPH/SOSA/background.htm (1646 words)

	CERA - Research Biogerontology
		The Biogerontology Laboratory was established within the ANZAC Research Institute at Concord in January 2001 and it is the biological research arm of the Centre for Education and Research on Ageing.
		The liver is a primary area of interest of the Biogerontology Laboratory.
		These techniques, combined with electron and confocal microscopy, will further our understanding of the mechanisms associated with changes in endothelial fenestrae and sieve plate dynamics.
	www.cera.usyd.edu.au /cera_research_b.htm (665 words)

	Biogerontology
		Subject: Biogerontology Date: Tue, 28 Dec 1999 20:09:21 -0500 (EST) Biogerontology http://www.wkap.nl/journals/biogerontology ISSN 1389-5729 'Biogerontology' is a new quarterly journal published by Kluwer Academic Publishers.
		The science of healthy old age requires its own platform to bring forward new ideas, and to encourage the scientific publication of innovative and bold experimental manipulations in this regard.
		Highlights of the forthcoming issues: * The genetics and epigenetics of the aging skin * Stress-induced maintenance repair, and prolonged longevity * Modulating immunosenescence * Cellular mortality and immortality * High fidelity and long-lived mutants of Podospora * Phage display technology as applicable to biogerontology * In-depth interviews with Leonard Haflick, and J. Maynard-Smith.
	gort.ucsd.edu /newjour/b/msg02596.html (152 words)

	Announcement (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Provides intensive exposure to modern experimental biogerontology for a group of 15 to 20 research scientists.
		Senior scientists who wish to become familiar with modern biogerontology are also welcome to apply.
		Each day will include (a) overview lectures designed to introduce trainees to the results and concerns central to modern experimental gerontology; (b) research development workshops at which students will present their work and research ideas for constructive critique; and (c) faculty research seminars on selected topics.
	www-personal.umich.edu /~millerr/STC_Flyer_Dec01.htm (183 words)

	Longevity First: MIT's Technology Review Magazine Announces the SENS Challenge! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		The problem is, the biogerontology community is intentionally ignoring SENS.
		Biogerontology is the branch of science that studies the biological causes and effects of aging.
		That's what the silence of the biogerontology community amounts to.
	longevityfirst.org /archives/2005/07/mits_technology.html (756 words)

	FuturePundit: Aubrey de Grey: Stop Feeling Ashamed Of Goal Of Rejuvenation
		I suspect that, in their heart of hearts, many of my colleagues in biogerontology secretly realize or at least fear the futility of compressing morbidity by manipulating ageing.
		These people face an unenviable problem: they are scientists trapped in a biomedical discipline, so their path of least resistance may be to submit to the gerontologiphobia of society and not rock the boat.
		Just as the purpose of oncology is to defeat cancer, the purpose of biogerontology is, and should be declared to be, to defeat ageing.
	www.futurepundit.com /archives/002874.html (3360 words)

	The NanoAging Institute Gerontology, Nanotechnology, Senescence, Cryogenics, Aging, Nanomedicine - This life span ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		If you are reasonably web-savvy -- and I know that you are -- there is a fascinating exchange taking place in and around the website of Technology Review, MIT's occasionally maligned (this space, Nov. 18, 2004) alumni magazine ***** glossy geeksheet.
		It all started with Sherwin Nuland's engrossing-if-maybe-a-bit-over-the-top cover profile of Aubrey de Grey, a Cambridge University-based computer nerd and Snuffy Smith look-alike who claims to be an innovator in the field of biogerontology.
		De Grey has opined that humans could live to be thousands of years old, within the next 25 years, if only biologists would adopt the can-do approach that engineers (like himself) bring to the thorny problems of metabolic aging.
	www.nanoaging.com /modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=918 (217 words)

	CybDem: Aging IS an engineering problem
		The editorial shares with the article a complete lack of appreciation of scientific facts and the scientific method, and has even more hooliganish personal attacks against de Grey, e.g.
		Although he is only 41, the signs of decay are strongly marked on his face.
		biogerontology, in addition to a synopsis of a scholarly
	cyborgdemocracy.net /2005/01/aging-is-engineering-problem.html (1359 words)

	Ageless Animals
		Although rockfish (genus Sebastes) have been the main focus, one of our studies is on turtles, and whales are under consideration for future studies.
		Leonard Hayflick, discoverer of the "Hayflick limit" of cellular senescence and an advisor to this project, states that "Guerin's project is not only unique, but probes an area of almost total neglect in biogerontology, yet an area with more promise to deliver valuable data than, perhaps, any other".
		Caleb Finch at USC coined the term "negligible senescence" to describe very slow or negligible aging (Finch 1990).
	www.agelessanimals.org (959 words)

	Ph.D. Minor Course Listing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Core courses provide some basic understanding of a subject central to social gerontology, life-span development, or biogerontology (Note: all biogerontology courses are listed in the "core courses" list).
		The Elective courses allow students to tailor the program of study to meet their academic and professional needs.
		To be eligible for inclusion in the certificate program, a course must focus at least 50% of the content on social gerontology, life-span development, or biogerontology.
	www.ssc.wisc.edu /aging/dev/phdlist.htm (430 words)

	Agebeat
		TV BEAT: Seeking Karen Ryan at the GAO; One Generation Short of the Concept at the Networks 2.
		That means there's multigenerational viewing going on." Presumably, Grandpa is online spending some of his considerable disposable income on neat educational computer games for his grandkids, rather than watching these programs that aren’t aimed at his demographic.
		SAGE KE PROFILES DISTINGUISHED AND PERSONABLE BIOGERONTOLOGY INVESTIGATOR OLIVIA PEREIRA-SMITH Posting Wednesday, 23 May at http://sageke.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2004/21/nf53 is: "A LIFE OF FUSION" -- Olivia Pereira-Smith came from India, added “American” science to her already impressive armamentarium, and forged a long-term research partnership here studying cell aging.
	www.asaging.org /agebeat/abo_issue.cfm?id=81 (1085 words)

	Merger enhances highly ranked geriatrics program (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		"Biogerontology research will be an increasingly important focus for our Medical School in the years ahead.
		We are delighted to see this happen," says Dr. Allen Lichter, dean of the Medical School.
		"The Institute of Gerontology has established itself as one of the nation's top research institutions in the areas of biogerontology and social aspects of aging," says Fawwaz Ulaby, vice president for research.
	www.umich.edu /~urecord/0304/Aug16_04/05.shtml (579 words)

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