Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Hormones and the Aging Process: Proceedings of a Conference Held at Arden House, Harriman, New York, 1955
    Hormones and the Aging Process: Proceedings of a Conference Held at Arden House, Harriman, New York, 1955
    Hormones and the Aging Process: Proceedings of a Conference Held at Arden House, Harriman, New York, 1955
    Ebook271 pages7 hours

    Hormones and the Aging Process: Proceedings of a Conference Held at Arden House, Harriman, New York, 1955

    By Earl T. Engle and Gregory Pincus

    ()

    Read preview

    About this ebook

    Hormones and the Aging Process covers the proceedings of the conference held at Arden House in Harriman, New York on the role of hormones in aging. The book focuses on the influence of hormones to the aging process, including steroid metabolism, castration, and hormonal regulation. The selection first offers information on the effect of aging on steroid metabolism as reflected in plasma levels; role of thyroid in the aging process; and urinary excretion of gonadotropin as a function of age. The book also takes a look at hormonal regulation of muscle development and steroids and protein metabolism in experimental animals. Discussions focus on the effects of castration, steroids in recovery from protein depletion, androgens and protein metabolism, and protein nutrition and hormone action. The publication examines the androgenic and anabolic action of testosterone derivatives and the effects of hormones on protein metabolism, including growth and thyroid hormones, testosterone, insulin, and adrenal cortical steroids. The book also ponders on the role of steroids in calcium and phosphorus metabolism; mechanisms regulating fluid and electrolyte metabolism; and sex steroid replacement in aging individuals. The selection is a dependable reference for readers interested in the relationship of hormones and the aging process.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAcademic Press
    Release dateOct 22, 2013
    ISBN9781483272870
    Hormones and the Aging Process: Proceedings of a Conference Held at Arden House, Harriman, New York, 1955

    Related to Hormones and the Aging Process

    Related ebooks

    Biology For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      Research Roundup

      Jul 27, 2021

      Research Roundup
      3 min read

    • Article

      Opinion: Precision Medicine’s Rosy Predictions Haven’t Come True. We Need Fewer Promises And More Debate

      Feb 7, 2019

      Precision medicine has had minuscule effects on public health while the costs are astronomical. Is it really the best approach for improving health?

      4 min read

    • Article

      Stop Developing Drugs for the Cancer That Killed My Mother: Funding drug development for rare cancers can hurt patients.

      Nov 13, 2014

      The squeak in my mom’s voice seemed strange, but not worrisome. When we spoke on the phone, she sounded like she had inhaled helium. An initial doctor’s evaluation revealed nothing. And it wasn’t until many weeks later, when she started having troubl

      6 min read

    • Article

      In Healthy Patients, Genome Sequencing Raises Alarms While Offering Few Benefits

      Jun 26, 2017

      Most adults who underwent genome sequencing and were told they had a disease-causing gene variant did not have that disease.

      5 min read

    • Article

      Piercing Cancer's Inner Sanctum

      Nov 24, 2023

      Piercing Cancer's Inner Sanctum
      15 min read

    • Article

      Here Are The Contenders For STAT Madness 2019. Voting Begins Monday

      Feb 27, 2019

      STAT Madness is coming back! Our third annual bracket-style competition will crown the most innovative research institution in the country. Don't miss it — voting for #STATMadness begins Monday!

      2 min read

    • Article

      Scientists Who Sparked Revolution In Cancer Treatment Share Nobel Prize In Medicine

      Oct 1, 2018

      James P. Allsion and Tasuku Honjo were cited for their work in harnessing the immune system to arrest the development of cancer.

      1 min read

    • Article

      Scientists Who Sparked Revolution In Cancer Treatment Share Nobel Prize In Medicine

      Oct 1, 2018

      James P. Allison and Tasuku Honjo were cited for their work in harnessing the immune system to arrest the development of cancer.

      1 min read

    • Article

      James P. Allison, Tasuku Honjo Win 2018 Nobel Prize In Physiology Or Medicine

      Oct 1, 2018

      The pair of immunologists won for their discovery of cancer therapy that works by harnessing the body's own immune system.

      1 min read

    • Article

      Creating A Cancer Power Outage

      Jul 25, 2021

      Creating A Cancer Power Outage
      7 min read

    • Article

      The Healers

      Dec 12, 2016

      IN MANY WAYS, THE HEALTH GAP IS ONLY WIDENING AS MEDICINE ADVANCES. NEW DRUGS, TREATMENTS, AND FACILITIES ARE OFTEN AVAILABLE ONLY FOR THE FEW WITH MONEY AND ACCESS, NOT THE MANY IN NEED. THE INDIVIDUALS IN THIS CATEGORY WANT TO CLOSE THE CHASM. A WH

      8 min read

    • Article

      An Unlikely Cure Signals New Hope for Cancer: How “exceptional responders” are revolutionizing treatment for the deadly disease.

      Aug 15, 2013

      Just like every new drug the oncologists at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center tested against bladder cancer in the last 20 years, this one didn’t seem to be doing any good. Forty-four people in the study were given everolimus in a last-ditch att

      9 min read

    • Article

      Gene Mutation Extends Life and Health of Some Amish

      Nov 17, 2017

      Scientists have discovered the first genetic mutation that appears to protect against multiple aspects of biological aging in humans in an extended family of Old Order Amish living in the vicinity of Berne, Indiana. An experimental “longevity” drug t

      6 min read

    • Article

      Upfront

      Jan 26, 2020

      The most common—and deadliest—cancers are not being researched by independent scientists, which is blocking the introduction of innovative and non-chemo therapies into mainstream treatment. Nonprofit research funding is not being allocated to the res

      19 min read

    • Article

      CRISPR Could End Sickle Cell Disease, But Signing Up Black Patients For Clinical Trials Will Be A Hard Sell

      Feb 21, 2018

      The first attempts to use CRISPR gene-editing technology in people will likely target patients with sickle cell disease, which in the U.S. predominantly strikes African-Americans. Will they sign up?

      8 min read

    • Article

      Vax Vexation

      Nov 28, 2021

      Vax Vexation
      4 min read

    • Article

      Search for Anorexia in Genes Lands on Chromosome 12

      Jun 7, 2017

      New research identifies the first genetic locus for anorexia nervosa and reveals that there may also be metabolic underpinnings to this potentially deadly illness. The study, published in the American Journal of Psychiatry, is the most powerful genet

      2 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for Hormones and the Aging Process

    0 ratings

    0 ratings0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

      Book preview

      Hormones and the Aging Process - Earl T. Engle

      Enjoying the preview?
      Page 1 of 1