Presenter:
Suresh Rattan, PhD, DSc
Laboratory of Cellular Ageing, Department of Molecular
Biology, Aarhus University, Denmark.
Date, day and time:
February 18, 2010; Thursday; 15:30 CET; 14:30 GMT; 09:30 EST-USA
Web address:
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Duration:
40 minutes |
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Topic summary:
Hormesis in aging is represented by mild stress-induced
stimulation of protective mechanisms in cells and organisms
resulting in biologically beneficial effects. Single or
multiple exposure to low doses of otherwise harmful agents,
such as irradiation, food limitation, heat stress,
hypergravity, reactive oxygen species and other free
radicals have a variety of anti-aging and
longevity-extending hormetic effects. Healthy aging may be
achieved by hormesis through mild and periodic, but not
severe or chronic, physical and mental challenges, and by
the use of nutritional hormesis incorporating mild
stress-inducing molecules called hormetins.
Speaker introduction:
Dr. Suresh Rattan, PhD, DSc, is an internationally renowned
biogerontologist studying the biological basis of human
cellular aging, and developing novel means of aging
interventions. He has more than 190 scientific articles on
aging, 10 edited books for aging researchers, and 4 popular
science books for children and general public. He holds
several patents on the use of kinetin and zeatin as
anti-aging molecules for human skin cells. He is the founder
Editor-in-Chief of BIOGERONTOLOGY - an international peer
reviewed journal of high esteem published by Springer. He is
one of the pioneers in testing and developing the concept of
hormesis in aging research and interventions.
Further
information available on:
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suresh_Rattan,
or Aarhus University website
http://person.au.dk/en/rattan@mb.au.dk
or his personal website
http://sureshrattan.com/
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