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Title Brain aging and therapeutic interventions / Mahendra K. Thakur, Suresh I.S. Rattan, editors
Published Dordrecht ; New York : Springer, ©2012

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Contents Brain Aging: A Critical Reappraisal / Mahendra K. Thakur, Arpita Konar, Akash Gautam -- Base Excision DNA Repair: The House Keeping Guardian for Genomic Stability in the Brain / Umakanta Swain, Kalluri Subba Rao -- Role of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor as a Modulator of Synaptic Plasticity / Yasuyuki Ishikawa, Masami Kojima -- Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Sporadic Alzheimer's Disease: Mechanisms, Consequences and Interventions / Sasanka Chakrabarti, Maitrayee Sinha -- Brain Aging: Influence of Early-Life Events on Late-Life Brain Disorders / Debomoy K. Lahiri -- The Importance of the Environment in Brain Aging: Be Happy, Live Longer! / Mónica De la Fuente, Lorena Arranz -- Consequences of Altered Mortalin Expression in Control of Cell Proliferation and Brain Function / Renu Wadhwa, Sunil C. Kaul -- Age- Induced Alterations in Biological Clock: Therapeutic Effects of Melatonin / Anita Jagota -- Neurolipofuscin in Aging and Aluminum-Induced Aging: Possible Therapeutic Interventions / Mahdi Hasan, Sandeep Tripathi, Abbas A. Mahdi -- Dietary Restriction as a Potential Intervention to Retard Age-associated Impairment of Brain Functions / Gurcharan Kaur, Sukhwinder S. Lakhman -- Understanding Mechanism of Action of Herbal Drugs in Age Related Degenerative Brain Disorders / Maheep Bhatnagar, Ayushi Jain, Neha Jaiswal -- Neurodegeneration in Hypoxia: Implications in Aging / Kalpana Barhwal Hota, Sunil Kumar Hota -- Stress and Memory: from Mechanisms to Long-Lasting Consequences / Harmen J. Krugers, Marian Joels -- Estrogen-Mediated Neuroprotection: Hope to Combat Neuronal Degeneration and Synaptic Plasticity Post-menopause / Raj D. Mehra, Mukesh K. Varshney, Pavan Kumar -- Potential Therapeutic Targets for Improving Memory Impairments and Dementia: Clues Obtained from Memory-Enhanced Mice / Shogo Endo -- Potential Beneficial Effects of a Diet with Walnuts in Aging and Alzheimer's Disease / Abha Chauhan, Ved Chauhan -- Smart Dietary Interventions and Prevention of Cognitive Decline with Aging / S. Asha Devi -- Herbal Cognitive Enhancers: New Developments and Challenges for Therapeutic Applications / Andrea Zangara, Keith A. Wesnes
Summary This book will be a multi-author critical reviews with respect to the biological causes, prevention and treatment of age-related impairments in brain functions. Several structural, biochemical and behavioral changes have been reported to occur in the brain with advancing age. These alterations lead to a number of neurodegenerative as well as neuropsychiatric disorders which are progressive and incurable. There has been enormous improvement in the understanding of brain aging and related disorders with the advancements in neuroimaging and other techniques during the last few decades. In particu
Analysis Medicine
Biomedicine
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Brain -- Aging.
Brain -- Aging -- Treatment
Brain -- Aging -- Prevention
Brain.
Aging -- prevention & control
Brain
brains.
MEDICAL -- Geriatrics.
MEDICAL -- Nursing -- Gerontology.
Brain
Brain -- Aging
Brain -- Aging -- Prevention
Form Electronic book
Author Thakur, Mahendra K
Rattan, Suresh I. S.
ISBN 9789400752375
9400752377