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Existing research show how systems of oppression work together to oppress marginalized groups within the healthcare system and, as a result, these groups disproportionately experience negative health effects. [35] Aging adults experience further intersections with health, health care, and structural inequalities that exacerbates health in ...
This leads to aging and will eventually lead to death. This theory of aging was developed by Roy Walford in 1969. According to Walford, incorrect immunological procedures are the cause of the process of aging. [18] Walford, who stated that his optimized health regime would allow him to live to 120, died of amytrophic lateral sclerosis at age 79.
The somatic mutation theory of ageing states that accumulation of mutations in somatic cells is the primary cause of aging. A comparison of somatic mutation rate across several mammal species found that the total number of accumulated mutations at the end of lifespan was roughly equal across a broad range of lifespans. [ 16 ]
In 1968 it took the form and became known as the neuroendocrine theory of aging. [38] [39] [40] 1956 Denham Harman proposed the free-radical theory of aging and demonstrated that free radical reactions contribute to the degradation of biological systems. [41] The theory is based on the ideas of Rebeca Gerschman and her colleagues put forward in ...
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Gerontology (/ ˌ dʒ ɛr ən ˈ t ɒ l ə dʒ i / JERR-ən-TOL-ə-jee) is the study of the social, cultural, psychological, cognitive, and biological aspects of aging.The word was coined by Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov in 1903, from the Greek γέρων (gérōn), meaning "old man", and -λογία (), meaning "study of".
The Journal of Aging and Health is abstracted and indexed in Scopus, PubMed, and the Social Sciences Citation Index. According to the Journal Citation Reports, its 2016 impact factor is 2.168, ranking it 24 out of 77 journals in the category "Health Policy & Services" [1] and 12 out of 32 journals in the category "Gerontology". [2]