Healthy Aging: Strategies to Slow the Process

Caroline Casey; Michael Seidman

doi:10.1016/j.otc.2022.06.016

Healthy Aging: Strategies to Slow the Process

Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2022 Oct;55(5):899-907. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2022.06.016. Epub 2022 Sep 7.

Authors

Caroline Casey¹, Michael Seidman²

Affiliations

¹ University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando, FL, USA.
² Advent Health (Celebration and South Campuses); University of Central Florida; University of South Florida; AdventHealth Medical Group-Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, 410 Celebration Place, Suite 305, Celebration, FL 34747, USA. Electronic address: Michael.Seidman.md@adventhealth.com.

PMID: 36088159
DOI: 10.1016/j.otc.2022.06.016

Abstract

Aging, an ever-present process, is a part of every living organism's life cycle. Gerontology, the study of the biological, social, psychological aspects of aging, is a field that has been around since the 1930s, when the human inquiry into aging began to emerge. Aging can be characterized by the external changes, wrinkles, graying of the hair, among other changes, and lesser-seen but still important changes, presbycusis, arteriosclerosis, osteoporosis, cognitive decline, sarcopenia, and more. There is a strong drive to uncover as much as we can about the process of aging and the ways to delay its progression.

Keywords: Gerontology; Healthy aging; Telomerase theory of aging.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Aging / psychology
Geriatrics*
Healthy Aging*
Humans
Presbycusis*