Pathophysiology of ageing, longevity and age related diseases.
On April 18, 2007 an international meeting on Pathophysiology of Ageing, Longevity and Age-Related Diseases was held in Palermo, Italy. Several interesting topics on Cancer, Immunosenescence, Age-related inflammatory diseases and longevity were discussed. In this report we summarize the most important issues. However, ageing must be considered an unavoidable end point of the life history of each individual, nevertheless the increasing knowledge on ageing mechanisms, allows envisaging many different strategies to cope with, and delay it. So, a better understanding of pathophysiology of ageing and age-related disease is essential for giving everybody a reasonable chance for living a long and enjoyable final part of the life.
Bürkle
Alexander
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Department of Biology, Box X911, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany. alexander.buerkle@uni-konstanz.de
Caselli
Graziella
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Franceschi
Claudio
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Mariani
Erminia
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Sansoni
Paolo
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Santoni
Angela
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Vecchio
Giancarlo
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Witkowski
Jacek M
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Caruso
Calogero
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