Someone recently mentioned the current Time Magazine issue, and it *is* very
interesting. While at my local newstand this week I spotted another mag I
just *had* to pick up. Scientific American's Quarterly is entitled "The
Quest to Beat Aging." I have not read it yet, but it looks like stuff that
(although probably a lot of old news) would be of interest to those on the
list. It is to be displayed on newstands until 9/6/2000. Table of
contents:
--Introduction
6. When Life Knows No Bounds -- Postponing death changes the meaning
of life.
--Getting Ever Older
8. How Long Have You Got? -- To 120 years old and beyond.
18. Design For Living -- Centenarians teach us how to age gracefully.
22. From Baby Boom To Geezer Glut -- By 2030 one in five Americans
will be a senior.
26. Social Insecurity -- Don't count on retiring at age 65.
--The Battle Against Aging
30. Living Longer: What Really Works? -- Science has yet to do much
better than snake oil.
38. A Radical Approach -- At the molecular level we all rust like the
Tin Man of Oz.
50. Counting the Lives of a Cell -- The attempt to turn back the clock
for cells in decline.
56. Mother Nature's Menders -- Stem cells might build new hearts,
livers -- even brains.
62. Spare Parts for Vital Organs -- Melding advanced materials with
cell cultures may do away with transplants.
68. Of Hyperaging and Methuselah Genes -- The search is on for genes
that lengthen life span -- or cut it short.
--Thwarting Major Killers
72. Preventing Good Brains from Going Bad -- New hope for the fight
against Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.
80. Stopping Cancer Before It Starts -- Finding it early may prevent
this scourge for the elderly.
87. Saving Hearts That Grow Old -- Studying everything from baldness
to bacteria is helping to unlock the mysteries of artherosclerosis.
--Mediations on Quality of Life
92. Promised Land or Purgatory -- Whether old age is worth living
depends on mental health.
98. Cults of the Undying -- Visions of endless life from Gulliver to
cyberpunk.
104. It Smells of Immortality -- Socially speaking, long life might
stink.
-Zero
"I like dreams of the future better than the history of the past"
--Thomas Jefferson
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