How can we turn back the clock? Health food, gyms and cosmeticcompanies promise us everlasting youth, but the effects ofaging are caused by complex biological processes that have onlybeen brought to light through gerontology research over the pasttwo decades.Dr. Bjoern Schumacher is one of the world's foremost researchersinvestigating the molecular mechanisms of aging. He shows hownew insights into biology are transforming our understanding ofthe causes of aging and the diseases that affect us when wegrow old.This book explains the genes and the cumulative damage thatdrive human aging and disease, gives insights into current andfuture therapies for healthy aging, and provides an outlook onthe future of the aging society. This engaging book breaks downthe science for everyday readers and shows what exciting breakthroughsscientists are working on and what they've learned sofar. The author discusses what we can do to take care of ourselves,and he looks at why we are so keen to deny that we are aging,when indeed aging is a part of life - for everything from bacteriato humans.

Prof. Dr. Björn Schumacher is President of the German Society for Aging Research. At the University of Cologne, he is Managing Director of the CECAD Research Center at the Institute for Genetics. This international center explores the causes of aging processes and aging-associated disorders. CECAD scientists collaborate with other leading research centers worldwide to conduct the basic scientific research needed in order to develop new treatments for aging-associated diseases including dementia, diabetes, chronic inflammation, cancer, infection, chronic kidney disease, and arteriosclerosis.