Ageing and Disease: A Comprehensive Overview
AGING & DISEASE Introduction to Aging Biological aging, termed senescence (process of ageing), is one of the most complex biological processes. Geriatric – coined by Dr. Ignatz Nascher Geriatrics is often used as a generic term relating to older adults, but specically refers to the medical care of the older adults . Geriatricians are physicians trained in geriatric medicine. Scope of practice : older adults from 65 until death. - Aging is an irreversible, gradual process marked by declining tissue and cell functions, increasing the risk of diseases like neurodegenerative, cardiovascular, metabolic, musculoskeletal, and immune system disorders. Aging can be defined as the time-related deterioration of the physiological functions necessary for survival and fertility. Aging is defined as the progressive accumulation of damage over time, leading to disturbed function on the cellular, tissue and organ level and eventually to disease and death. It is a ...