Abstract
For the moment, techniques for helping the elderly in their daily life are available and result in an improved health span. Globally, ageing is associated with a reduced capacity to adapt to environmental changes. One of the main obstacles to developing a general understanding of the senescence process is the making of ignorance developed by trendy spirits predicting immortality, thanks to magical senolytic therapies.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
References
Swynghedauw B, et al. Le pourquoi du vieillissement. In: Artigou JY, et al., editors. Traité de cardiologie. SFC. Paris: Elsevier Masson; 2007. p. 1201–3.
Weinert BT, et al. Theories of ageing. J Appl Physiol. 2003;95:1706–16.
Rialle V. Technologies nouvelles susceptibles d’améliorer les pratiques gérontologiques. Rapport remis au Ministère de la Santé Mai 2000.
Ruellan du Crehu du Parc I. Les gérontechnologies: technologies nouvelles au service des personnes âgées de leurs aidants et des soignants. Université René Descartes Paris V. Cochin Paris. DIU formation à la fonction de médecin coordinateur d’Etablissement d’Hébergement pour Personnes Agées. Année 2010-2011. May be found on Internet.
Jonna S, et al. Geriatric assessment factors are associated with mortality after hospitalization in older adults with cancer. Support Care Cancer. 2016;24:4807–13.
Fleg JL. Exercise therapy for older heart failure patients. Heart Fail Clin. 2017;13:607–17.
Pimouguet C, et al. Benefits of occupational therapy in dementia patients: findings from a real-world observational study. J Alzheimers Dis. 2017;56:509–17.
Ménard J. Rapport Pour le malade et ses proches, chercher, soigner et prendre soin. Commission sur l’Alzheimer Novembre 2007.
Piau A, et al. Ageing society and gerontechnology: a solution for an independent living. J Nutr Health Aging. 2014;18:97–112.
Deursen van JM. The role of senescent cells in ageing. Nature. 2014;509:439–46.
Kirkland JL, et al. The clinical potential of senolytic drugs. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2017;65:2297–301.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2019 Springer Nature Switzerland AG
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Swynghedauw, B. (2019). Conclusions. In: The Biology of Senescence. Practical Issues in Geriatrics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15111-9_9
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15111-9_9
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Cham
Print ISBN: 978-3-030-15110-2
Online ISBN: 978-3-030-15111-9
eBook Packages: MedicineMedicine (R0)