PSYC 3490 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Metastability, Cardiovascular Disease, Dna Replication
6 Jan 2014
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Biological theories of aging: the number of caloric intake has as influence on aging, rodents and rhesus monkeys suggest that reducing this lowers risk of premature death. Second the collagen fibers that makeup connective tissue lose flexibility making skin less able to retain shape after a pinch. Third elastin fibers in the middle layer of skin loses ability to keep the skin stretched out resulting in sagging. So they can withstand less loss before facing problems: it becomes hollow and porous and breaks easily, osteoporosis: severe bone degeneration where bone mass and increase porosity crease bones that resemble laces honeycombs leading cause of broken bones. Others thing oral ingestion of magnesium, zinc and vitamin k and some forms of fluoride are effective. Human growth hormone can help but very risky and dangerous: osteoarthiritis: bones underneath cartiledge become damaged. Gradual onset and progression of pain and disability with minor signs of inflammation.
