AGING WITH GRACE: The Nun Study and the science of old age. How we can all live longer, healthier and more vital lives. - Softcover

Snowdon, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0007291310 ISBN 13: 9780007291311

Publisher: Fourth Estate, 2008

Synopsis

AGING WITH GRACE reveals the cutting-edge research that has transformed scientists' understanding of healthy aging and shows what everyone can do to help prevent Alzheimer's disease. This remarkable book combines cutting-edge research on the brain with the poignant and inspiring stories of a group of nuns -extraordinary women - who are teaching scientists about how we can grow old well. Aging With Grace shows that old age does not have to mean an inevitable slide into illness and disability; rather, it can be a time of promise and productivity, intellectual vigour, and continuing freedom from disease.

About this title

About the Author

David Snowdon received his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota and he began the Nun Study there in 1986. The study is now based at the University of Kentucky, where Snowdon is a professor of neurology. He has presented his findings in leading medical journals such as The Journal of the American Medical Association and The Journal of Gerontology.

Edition details

• Publisher: Fourth Estate
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0007291310
• ISBN 13: 9780007291311
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 264