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Forschungsschwerpunkte der alterspräventiven Medizin

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Während der letzten zwei Jahrtausende hat sich die mittlere Lebenserwartung der Menschen stetig erhöht. Altern ist ein multifaktorielles Geschehen, das bis heute viele Fragen offen lässt. Obwohl das Altern im Laufe des Lebens von der Natur vorgesehen und somit physiologisch ist, stehen anti aging-Strategien im öffentlichen Interesse und erregen wie kein anderes Thema die Aufmerksamkeit der breiten Masse. Nicht zuletzt weil Jedermann davon betroffen ist. Gebiete wie der Sauerstoffmetabolismus, die Kalorienrestriktion. Genetik, Epigenetik und Stammzellen sind nachweislich in den Alterungsprozess involviert und bieten somit die Grundlage für mögliche neue Ansatzpunkte. Durch den in der Menschheit schon immer bestehenden Wunsch nach ewiger Jugend und den daraus resultierenden falschen „forever young”-Versprechungen, wurde die anti aging-Philosophie nur allzu oft in ein falsches Licht gerückt. Das Forschen nach Möglichkeiten den Alterungsprozess zu verzögern und dadurch das Leben zu prolongieren, sollte jedoch weiterhin Aufgabe der Wissenschaften zur Altersprävention sein.

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Matthai, C., Huber, J. Forschungsschwerpunkte der alterspräventiven Medizin. Wien Klin Wochenschr 115, 275–278 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03040331

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