Aging, Center Stage: New Life Course Research in Anthropology

Intensive Course in Biological Anthropology

Introduction The present paper deals with the problems of facial approximation from the skull. Presently, the term “face reconstruction” is widely replaced by more accurate term “face approximation”. The reason is simple. The term “reconstruction” can be understood as “restoration” but also “the exact recreation of ante mortem look”. In praxis, it is impossible to obtain exact appearance, becau...

Intensive Course in Biological Anthropology

Aim of the present study was to assess and compare the nutritional status and body composition variation among institutionalized and non-institutionalized senior citizens. Height, weight, skinfold thicknesses at five different body sites, waist circumference, hip circumference, heart rate and blood pressure were measured in 457 subjects ranging in age from 60-85 years. This includes 175 elderly...

Intensive Course in Biological Anthropology

Introduction Vitamin D deficiency is the major cause of rickets and osteomalacia, bone diseases which lead to several deformities of the skeleton. This paper gives a review about skeletal evidence of both diseases in Europe. First, it is necessary to explain the main principles of vitamin D metabolism in order to understand causes and effects of vitamin D deficiency. These aspects are followed ...

Anthropology of Aging

The Glenn Center for Aging Research

Today the explorers are scientists, and the uncharted territory they’re searching is confined to the laboratory, but their goal is similar in spirit to that of their predecessors: to uncover the mechanisms that cause us to age, with an eye toward counteracting a host of debilitating conditions that rob humans of their health, productivity, and quality of life. While the outward manifestations o...