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They are also not accelerated aging diseases, all of which are genetic disorders. Examples of aging-associated diseases are atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease, cancer, arthritis, cataracts, osteoporosis, type 2 diabetes, hypertension and Alzheimer's disease. The incidence of all of these diseases increases exponentially with age. [1]
This is a list of major and frequently observed neurological disorders (e.g., Alzheimer's disease), symptoms (e.g., back pain), signs (e.g., aphasia) and syndromes (e.g., Aicardi syndrome). There is disagreement over the definitions and criteria used to delineate various disorders and whether some of these conditions should be classified as ...
Geriatric syndromes is a term used to describe a group of clinical conditions that are highly prevalent in elderly people. [11] [12] [13] These syndromes are not caused by specific pathology or disease, rather, are a manifestation of multifactorial conditions affecting several organ systems. Common conditions include frailty, functional decline ...
Pages in category "Aging-associated diseases" The following 47 pages are in this category, out of 47 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Acro–dermato–ungual–lacrimal–tooth syndrome; Activation syndrome; Acute aortic syndrome; Acute brain syndrome; Acute chest syndrome; Acute coronary syndrome;
Dementia is a syndrome associated with many neurodegenerative diseases, characterized by a general decline in cognitive abilities that affects a person's ability to perform everyday activities. This typically involves problems with memory, thinking, behavior, and motor control. [10]
Living to 100 is rare. In 2022, the CDC reported the average life expectancy in the U.S. was 76.1 years old—nearly a quarter-century before the big 1-0-0.. Yet, centenarians are a growing breed ...
Most relevant human neurodegenerative diseases share the property of having abnormal structures made up of proteins and peptides. [75] Each of these neurodegenerative diseases have one (or several) specific main protein or peptide. In Alzheimer's disease, these are amyloid-beta and tau. In Parkinson's disease, it is alpha-synuclein.