Aging-associated diseases

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An aging-associated disease (commonly termed age-related disease, ARD) is a

accelerated aging diseases, all of which are genetic disorders
.

Examples of aging-associated diseases are

type 2 diabetes, hypertension and Alzheimer's disease. The incidence of all of these diseases increases exponentially with age.[1]

Advanced glycation end-products contribute to nearly all aging-associated diseases.[2]

Of the roughly 150,000 people who die each day across the globe, about two thirds—100,000 per day—die of age-related causes.[3] In industrialized nations, the proportion is higher, reaching 90%.[3]

Patterns of differences

By age 3, about 30% of

colon/rectal cancer continues to increase).[5]

People with the so-called

neurodegeneration or Alzheimer's disease; those with Down syndrome have type 2 diabetes and Alzheimer's disease, but not high blood pressure, osteoporosis or cataracts. In Bloom syndrome, those affected most often die of cancer
.

Research

Aging (senescence) increases vulnerability to age-associated diseases, whereas

human development.[6]

Strategies for engineered negligible senescence (SENS) is an emerging research strategy that aims to repair "root causes" for age-related illness and degeneration, as well as develop medical procedures to periodically repair all such damage in the human body, thereby maintaining a youth-like state indefinitely.[7] The SENS programme has identified seven types of aging-related damage, and feasible solutions have been outlined for each. Some critics argue that the SENS agenda is optimistic at best, and that the aging process is too complex and little-understood for SENS to be scientific or implementable in the foreseeable future.[8][9][10] It has been proposed that age-related diseases are mediated by vicious cycles.[11]

On the basis of extensive research, DNA damage has emerged a major culprit in cancer and numerous other diseases related to ageing.[12] DNA damage can initiate the development of cancer or other aging related diseases depending on several factors. These include the type, amount, and location of the DNA damage in the body, the type of cell experiencing the damage and its stage in the cell cycle, and the specific DNA repair processes available to react to the damage.[12]

Types

Macular degeneration

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a disease that affects the eyes and can lead to vision loss through break down of the central part of the retina called the macula. Degeneration can occur in one eye or both and can be classified as either wet (neovascular) or dry (atrophic). Wet AMD commonly is caused by blood vessels near the retina that lead to swelling of the macula.[13] The cause of dry AMD is less clear, but it is thought to be partly caused by breakdown of light-sensitive cells and tissue surrounding the macula. A major risk factor for AMD is age over the age of 60.[14]

Alzheimer's

Alzheimer's disease is classified as a "protein misfolding" disease. Aging causes mutations in protein folding, and as a result causes deposits of abnormal modified proteins to accumulate in specific areas of the brain. In Alzheimer's, deposits of Beta-amyloid and hyperphosphorylated tau protein form extracellular plaques and extracellular tangles.[15] These deposits are shown to be neurotoxic and cause cognitive impairment due to their initiation of destructive biochemical pathways.[16]

Atherosclerosis

Atherosclerosis is categorized as an aging disease and is brought about by vascular remodeling, the accumulation of plaque, and the loss of arterial elasticity. Over time, these processes can stiffen the vasculature. For these reasons, older age is listed as a major risk factor for atherosclerosis.[17] Specifically, the risk of atherosclerosis increases for men above 45 years of age and women above 55 years of age.[18]

Benign prostatic hyperplasia

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a noncancerous enlargement of the prostate gland due to increased growth.[19] An enlarged prostate can result in incomplete or complete blockage of the bladder and interferes with a man's ability to urinate properly. Symptoms include overactive bladder, decreased stream of urine, hesitancy urinating, and incomplete emptying of the bladder.[20][21] By age 40, 10% of men will have signs of BPH and by age 60, this percentage increases by 5 fold. Men over the age of 80 have over a 90% chance of developing BPH and almost 80% of men will develop BPH in their lifetime.[19][22]

Cancer

Although it is possible for

Robert A. Weinberg, "If we lived long enough, sooner or later we all would get cancer."[24] Some of the association between aging and cancer is attributed to immunosenescence,[25] errors accumulated in DNA over a lifetime[26] and age-related changes in the endocrine system.[27] Aging's effect on cancer is complicated by factors such as DNA damage and inflammation promoting it and factors such as vascular aging and endocrine changes inhibiting it.[28]

Parkinson's

degenerative disorder of the central nervous system that mainly affects the motor system. The disease has many complications, including Dementia, depression, anxiety.[30] Parkinson's disease typically occurs in people over the age of 60, of whom about one percent are affected.[31][32] The prevalence of Parkinson's disease dementia also increases with age, and to a lesser degree, duration of the disease.[33] Exercise in middle age may reduce the risk of PD later in life.[34]

Stroke

Stroke was the second most frequent cause of death worldwide in 2011, accounting for 6.2 million deaths (~11% of the total).[35] Stroke could occur at any age, including in childhood, the risk of stroke increases exponentially from 30 years of age, and the cause varies by age.[36] Advanced age is one of the most significant stroke risk factors. 95% of strokes occur in people age 45 and older, and two-thirds of strokes occur in those over the age of 65.[37][38] A person's risk of dying if he or she does have a stroke also increases with age.

Endocrine diseases

Studies in animal models show that clearance of senescent cells improves multiple age related endocrine disorders.[39]

Osteoporosis

Bone density declines with age. By the age of 85 years, ~70% of women and 30% of men have a osteoporosis defined as a bone density less than or equal to 2.5 standard deviations lower than young adults.[40]

Metabolic syndrome

The metabolic syndrome is the co-occurrence of metabolic risk factors for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease (abdominal obesity, hyperglycemia, dyslipidemia, and hypertension). The prevalence of the metabolic syndrome increases with age reaching close to 50% of people over 60 years old in the USA.[41] as

See also

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