Age-related diseases as vicious cycles

The mortality rates of age-related diseases (ARDs) increase exponentially with age. Processes described by the exponential growth function typically involve a branching chain reaction or, more generally, a positive feedback loop. Here I propose that each ARD is mediated by one or several positive fe...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Ageing research reviews 2019-01, Vol.49, p.11-26
1. Verfasser:	Belikov, Aleksey V
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aging - physiology Alzheimer Disease - physiopathology Atherosclerosis - physiopathology Chronic Disease Diabetes Mellitus - physiopathology Disease Progression Feedback, Physiological Humans Hypertension - physiopathology Parkinson Disease - physiopathology
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