Supplements

Ageing

Vol. 464, No. 7288 pp 503–542

In this supplement

• Editorial
• Reviews
• Podcast
• Sponsor page

Worldwide, the number of old people is increasing rapidly, so finding ways to keep age-related diseases at bay is an urgent task. Owing to a growing understanding of the processes that underlie ageing, there is hope that, at some time in the future, elderly people will be kept healthy by suppressing the ageing process itself.

Editorial

Ageing

Marie-Thérèse Heemels

doi:10.1038/464503a

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Reviews

The genetics of ageing

Cynthia J. Kenyon

doi:10.1038/nature08980

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Lessons on longevity from budding yeast

Matt Kaeberlein

doi:10.1038/nature08981

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Linking functional decline of telomeres, mitochondria and stem cells during ageing

Ergün Sahin & Ronald A. DePinho

doi:10.1038/nature08982

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Neural mechanisms of ageing and cognitive decline

Nicholas A. Bishop, Tao Lu & Bruce A. Yankner

doi:10.1038/nature08983

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Biodemography of human ageing

James W. Vaupel

doi:10.1038/nature08984

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Podcast

Ageing

In this special podcast, we explore the biology of ageing, its consequences for society, and what you can do to ensure a long and healthy life. Produced with support from AstraZeneca.

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