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    Is senescence considered a disease?

    Question #112894. Asked by serpa. (Feb 16 10 2:31 PM)


    Zbeckabee

    		Is aging a disease?

    The question of whether aging is a disease is a common one.

    On one hand, the medical profession tends to regard aging and disease separate processes - with aging being normal and natural - and disease representing deviations from the normal state.

    However - now that aspects of the aging process are showing signs of being susceptible to anti-aging interventions - some researchers seem to be keen to rebrand aging as a collection of disease states.

    More:

    http://alife.co.uk/essays/adaptive_senescence/

    http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6T31-4TN0KSW-2&_user=10&_coverDate=12%2F31%2F2008&_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_orig=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=6999ba2fc4094a8da0f78193a4992f49

    Feb 16 10, 6:54 PM
    queproblema

    		Oh, dear! If old age is a disease, then one could die of it! :D

    http://www.funtrivia.com/askft/Question96895.html

    Feb 16 10, 7:46 PM

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