Project Gutenberg 2018-05-26 Public domain in the USA. 208 Rolleston, Humphry Davy, Sir 1862 1944 Rolleston, H. D., Sir Rolleston, Humphry Davy, Sir, bart. Rolleston, Sir Humphry Davy Some Medical Aspects of Old Age Being the Linacre lecture, 1922, St. John's college, Cambridge "The material in this small volume was collected in connexion with the Linacre lecture ... The introduction is chiefly of local interest in connexion with the history of the Linacre lecture."--Preface Introduction -- Duration of life -- Onset of old age -- Factors influencing longevity -- Causes of senescence, with a note on senescence and carcinoma -- Normal structural changes in old age -- The physiology of old age -- The description of old age in the twelfth chapter of Ecclesiastes -- Distinction between healthy and morbid old age -- Diseases in and of old age. Produced by Turgut Dincer, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Some Medical Aspects of Old Age" by Sir Humphry Davy Rolleston is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. This work is based on the Linacre Lecture delivered in 1922 at St. John's College, Cambridge and reviews historical and contemporary medical perspectives on aging and its associated diseases. The book explores the intricacies of old age, discussing factors influencing longevity, the physiological changes that occur, and the distinction between healthy aging and age-related diseases. The opening of the work introduces the foundation of the Linacre Lectureship, highlighting its long legacy and Rolleston’s honor in presenting this lecture. He outlines the primary objective of his discussion: to examine medical aspects of old age without attempting a comprehensive overview. The introduction asserts that understanding the medical implications of aging is vital for promoting healthier, longer lives, a sentiment echoed throughout the subsequent content. Rolleston emphasizes the need for a young, active perspective in studying geriatrics, encouraging a timely inquiry into the factors that contribute to a healthy old age. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 46.9 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Longevity Linacre lecture, St. John's college, Cambridge Geriatrics RC Text Category: Health & Medicine Category: Old Age & the Elderly 411645 2025-06-23T03:34:08.049163 text/html 377197 2018-05-26T05:52:48 text/html 1262520 2025-06-23T03:34:17.977066 application/epub+zip 1260593 2025-06-23T03:34:10.157099 application/epub+zip 207225 2025-06-23T03:34:09.042150 application/epub+zip 1384751 2025-06-23T03:34:23.109044 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1343881 2025-06-23T03:34:16.937062 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 295508 2022-08-25T17:17:39.186750 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 257869 2025-06-23T03:34:06.679699 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 258153 2018-05-26T05:52:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19805 2025-06-23T03:34:23.272037 application/rdf+xml 11342 2025-06-23T03:34:09.249108 image/jpeg 2114 2025-06-23T03:34:09.144100 image/jpeg 95946 2018-05-26T05:52:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 1142697 2018-05-26T05:52:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 1144113 2025-06-23T03:34:08.108144 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia