What is Aging? A Basic Definition

Age \Age\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Aged; p. pr. & vb. n.
         Aging.]
   To grow aged;
         to become old; to show marks of
         age; as, he
   grew fat as he aged.
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         They live one hundred and thirty years, and never age
         for all that.                            --Holland.
  
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         I am aging; that is, I have a whitish, or rather a
         light-colored, hair here and there.      --Landor.
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         Webster]

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Sat Jul 19

• Helen Mirren, still sexy in her sixties - Times Online
• Blueprint for Change
• Lifelong Learning: "When one ceases to learn, one ceases to live. Retiring and having a good time is a waste of a valuable resources and experience. Old age is the time when one has to reflect and to give back to humanity the wisdom one has garnered from experience.&qu ot;
• Live Longer: The One Anti-Aging Trick That Works - Yahoo! News
• How Our Bodies Age (And What You Can Do About It) - washingtonpost .com
• How to Reach Age 99: 100 Essential Habits | Nursing Degree Guide
• hack the human life span
• How Many of You Expect to Die? - Caring for Elderly Parents ? The New Old Age blog ? NYTimes.com: '"So all the rest of you are up for frailty and dementia?" ; Dr. Lynn asked.'
• Order Desk 2008 aging research
• http://www.jon kling.mykyanil ife.com/: Kyani Sunrise has the most antioxidents of any other health product Period.
• AgingStats.Gov - Federal Interagency Forum on Aging Related Statistics
• Canon Lens Aging - How Old Is That Lens?: Canon Lens Aging - How Old Is That Lens?
• Dating with Dad: A Reluctant Son's 'Assisted Loving' : NPR
• Live Life to the Youngest with RealAge
• World Transhumanist Association
• Next Big Future: Latest on life extension and combating Alzheimers: collecting blood samples from 1,000 people age 80 or older who have never suffered any serious illnesses and do not take medication. Topol and his collaborators will compare the gene sequences
• The Boat Lullabies: The Way Of All Flesh: Photos of one woman from young child to old.

Fri Jul 18

• Benefits Of A Little Resistance Training For Older Adults: New research is showing the benefits of resistance training in keeping older people in tip top form.
• World's oldest blogger signs off at age 108 - Gadgets - MSNBC.com
• MFoundation-Th e SENS Platform: methusalea, Aubrey de Grey (TED) getting to be 150, they look for help.

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