Growing Old in the Future
Scenarios on health and ageing 1984–2000
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Radiation carcinogenesis in large animals
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Scenario B: Increasing growth in demand for facilities
In general, this scenario proceeds from a growth in the demand for facilities by the elderly which is greater than might be expected on the basis of demographic developments. The reference scenario discusses w...
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Disturbing developments
In this chapter two disturbing developments are discussed, namely:
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A five-year postponement of dementia.
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Introduction
In the Explanatory Memorandum accompanying the Government Budget 1983 the Minister of Welfare, Health and Culture stated that it was his intention to intensify and restructure research as to long-term developm...
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Medical and medical-technological developments
The amazing strides in medicine and social facilities during the last century, manifested in better health care facilities, hygiene, vaccination, the introduction of antibiotics etc., have had the effect of do...
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Application possibilities for scenarios
Scenario reports yield the most value in the hands of active readers. An active reader does not only wish to see overviews and conclusions, but would himself like to go to work with the scenarios. This can be ...
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Anatomy, Function and Aging in the Mouse Liver
A brief overview is given of the embryology, gross and microscopic anatomy and sinusoidal lining cells of the mouse liver. The handling of xenobiotics is also considered. So called phase I and II reactions are...
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Scenario A: The reference scenario
In this chapter the ‘Reference Scenario Ageing’ is discussed. A reference scenario serves as a background against which one or more other scenarios can be viewed. A reference scenario can assume the form of a ...
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Scenario C: Decreasing growth in demand for facilities
In this scenario a picture is sketched of various more or less consistent developments which, provided there is an adequate interplay with supply, could lead to a decrease in the (growth of) demand for facilit...
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Summary
Steering Committee and Scenario Committees Around the middle of 1983 the Steering Committee on Future Health Scenarios set up four scenario committees to intensify investigations of long-term developments in t...
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The Effect of Age on Rat Liver Drug Metabolism
The elderly use drugs more often than do young persons. In the Netherlands, about 80% of people older than 80 years regularly use drugs, which is high in comparison with the 20% of the 20– to 30–year olds. In ...
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Pathophysiology of ageing in animal models
One of the main goals of experimental ageing research is to understand the mechanisms of ageing in order rationally to approach the health problems of the aged as well as to increase the quality of life in thi...
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The Pathogenic Role of Age-Related Immune Dysfunctions
In this review of the pathogenic role of age-related immune dysfunctions, an outline of the main characteristics of the immune system will be given first because any discussion on aging and immunity should be ...
