The New Science of Ageing

doi:10.46692/9781447314684

This unique book represents the first multi-disciplinary examination of ageing, from basic cell biology to social participation in later life, drawing on the pioneering New Dynamics of Ageing Programme, the UK’s largest research programme in ageing.

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Frontmatter
pp i-ii
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Contents
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List of tables and figures
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Acknowledgements
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List of contributors
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one - Towards a new science of ageing
pp 1-24
- By Alan Walker
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two - Understanding ageing: biological and social perspectives
pp 25-76
- By Lynne S. Cox, Penelope A. Mason, Mark C. Bagley, David Steinsaltz, Aneta Stefanovska, Alan Bernjak, Peter V.E. McClintock, Anna C. Phillips, Jane Upton, Joanna E. Latimer, Terence Davis
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three - Understanding and transforming ageing through the arts
pp 77-112
- By Michael Murray, David Amigoni, Miriam Bernard, Amanda Crummett, Anna Goulding, Lucy Munro, Andrew Newman, Jill Rezzano, Michelle Rickett, Philip Tew, Lorna Warren
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four - Maintaining health and well-being: overcoming barriers to healthy ageing
pp 113-154
- By Sara Arber, Ann Bowling, Andrea Creech, Myanna Duncan, Anna Goulding, Diane Gyi, Susan Hallam, Cheryl Haslam, Aadil Kazi, Liz Lloyd, Janet Lord, Mike Murphy, Andrew Newman, Anna C. Phillips, Ricardo Twumasi, Jane Upton
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five - Food environments: from home to hospital
pp 155-180
- By Janice L. Thompson, Sheila Peace, Arlene Astell, Paula Moynihan, Alastair Macdonald
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six - Participation and social connectivity
pp 181-208
- By Penny Vera-Sanso, Armando Barrientos, Leela Damodaran, Kenneth Gilhooly, Anna Goulding, Catherine Hennessy, Robin Means, Michael Murray, Andrew Newman, Wendy Olphert, Jatinder Sandhu, Philip Tew, Janice L. Thompson, Christina Victor, Nigel Walford
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seven - Design for living in later life
pp 209-240
- By Mike Timmins, Alastair Macdonald, Constantinos Maganaris, Cheryl Haslam, Diane Gyi, Eleanor van den Heuvel, Irene di Giulio, Jane McCann, Martin Maguire, Sheila Peace, John Percival
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eight - A new policy perspective on ageing
pp 241-260
- By Alan Walker
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References
pp 261-308
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Appendix: NDA Programme project team members
pp 309-316
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Index
pp 317-334
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Contents

Frontmatter
pp i-ii

Contents
pp iii-iii

List of tables and figures
pp iv-iv

Acknowledgements
pp v-vi

List of contributors
pp vii-x

one - Towards a new science of ageing
pp 1-24

two - Understanding ageing: biological and social perspectives
pp 25-76

three - Understanding and transforming ageing through the arts
pp 77-112

four - Maintaining health and well-being: overcoming barriers to healthy ageing
pp 113-154

five - Food environments: from home to hospital
pp 155-180

six - Participation and social connectivity
pp 181-208

seven - Design for living in later life
pp 209-240

eight - A new policy perspective on ageing
pp 241-260

References
pp 261-308

Appendix: NDA Programme project team members
pp 309-316

Index
pp 317-334

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