- Docente: Giorgio Aicardi
- Credits: 3
- SSD: BIO/09
- Language: English
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Rimini
- Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Wellness Culture: Sport, Health And Tourism (cod. 9227)
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course the student acquires knowledges about: - the physiological basis of aging and longevity; - the functional transformations occurring during the process of ageing of the nervous, endocrine, reproductive, immune, muscle-skeletal, respiratory, cardiovascular, urinary, gastrointestinal and integumentary systems; - the factors that may lead to slowing down the process of ageing, enhancing the quality of life, and fostering/promoting/facilitating longevity.
Course contents
Physiological basis of aging and longevity.
Functional transformations occurring during the process of ageing in the nervous, endocrine, reproductive, immune, muscle-skeletal, respiratory, cardiovascular, urinary, gastrointestinal and integumentary systems.
Physiological mechanisms underlying the factors that may slow down the process of aging, enhance the quality of life and promote longevity: nutrition, physical activity, cognitive functions and social interactions.
Readings/Bibliography
- Biology of aging, Roger B. McDonald, Garland Science, 2014
(ISBN: 978-0-8153-4425-4)
- Articles and other materials provided in the classroom
Teaching methods
Theoretical lessons
Assessment methods
Oral exam
Teaching tools
Projector and pc.
Office hours
See the website of Giorgio Aicardi