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Toxicants can cause cells to experience DNA damage, leading them to cellular senescence. Discovering mechanisms of cellular aging from birth to death will ease the process of understanding aging.
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Geriatria , Senescência Celular , Dano ao DNA , Geriatria/história , Substâncias PerigosasRESUMO
Doctor Apolinary Tarnawski (1851-1943) was undoubtedly the precursor of modern natural medicine, preventive medicine, and geriatric physiotherapy in Poland. Based on the experience gained from foreign scientific travel, own knowledge and experience, he developed an original method that he successfully used in his own clinic in Kosów. His assumptions proved to be timeless, and despite the passage of many years have not lost their relevance.
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Geriatria/história , Modalidades de Fisioterapia/história , Médicos/história , História do Século XIX , História do Século XX , PolôniaRESUMO
La Gerontología estudia el proceso de envejecimiento y la Geriatría se ocupa de los aspectos clínicos, terapéuticos, preventivos y sociales, en la salud y la enfermedad del anciano. Se expone su surgimiento en el mundo, el país y su desarrollo en la provincia de Santiago de Cuba, así como las experiencias de los pioneros en dicha especialidad.
Gerontology studies the aging process and Geriatrics is in charge of the clinical, therapeutic, preventive and social aspects, in the health and disease of the elderly. Its emergence in the world, the country and its development in Santiago de Cuba province is exposed, as well as the experiences of the pioneers in this specialty.
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Idoso , Geriatria/história , Envelhecimento , Saúde , CubaRESUMO
The subjects of gerontology and geriatrics did not arouse stronger interest among Croatian scholars until the second half of the twentieth century. From 1952 to 1957, a number of Croatian medical experts gave lectures on gerontology at the Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Arts. Based on these lectures, in 1958 the Academy published the first book on gerontology in Croatia under the title Symposium on Gerontology. Its editor was Franjo Kogoj, a dermatovenereologist and a Fellow of the Academy (1894-1983). In this article, we focused on the contents of Symposium, namely, on the discussions about geriatric terminology, theories of aging, epistemological issues in gerontology, as well as clinical experiences with older patients. We argue that Symposium marks the beginning of a synthetic and interdisciplinary approach to gerontology in Croatia.
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Envelhecimento/fisiologia , Geriatria , Idoso , Croácia , Geriatria/história , Geriatria/organização & administração , História do Século XX , HumanosAssuntos
Geriatria/organização & administração , Idoso , Envelhecimento , Escolha da Profissão , Congressos como Assunto/história , Feminino , Geriatras/educação , Geriatras/provisão & distribuição , Geriatria/educação , Geriatria/história , Serviços de Saúde para Idosos/organização & administração , História do Século XX , História do Século XXI , Humanos , Expectativa de Vida , Masculino , Pesquisa/tendências , EspanhaRESUMO
The founders of neurology in the late 19th century and early 20th century laid the foundation for modern geriatric neurology by detailed observations, in their patients, of the clinical expressions of aging of the nervous system. Further advances in clinical manifestations of aging and more detailed examination of disease states in the elderly accelerated in the last quarter of the 20th century. Basic, translational, and clinical research support of geriatric neurology studies expanded and advanced during this period and into the 21st century. The size and sophistication of this movement was stimulated by a number of factors: the successful development of geriatrics as a specialty in primary care, internal medicine, and psychiatry; the projected growth of the geriatric population; and the projections of the number of people with Alzheimer's disease. However, there were and continue to be inadequate numbers of trained geriatric neurologists available to care for the "silver tsunami" of elderly patients with age-related diseases that will present in the next 3 decades. The combination of massive investment in dementia/Alzheimer's research in the past decade, widespread awareness among researchers and trainees of the opportunities to do research in age-related diseases, and the need for further knowledge of neurodegenerative diseases led to a broad expansion of research efforts. Longitudinal clinical studies of the elderly and the advent of sophisticated neuroimaging, genetics, and laboratory techniques are advancing the field. The initiation of therapeutic interventions has led to cautious optimism about the ability to ameliorate suffering in these patients and diminish the burdens of central nervous system aging.
