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. 2023:1419:1-5.
doi: 10.1007/978-981-99-1627-6_1.

An Overview

Xin Li  1   2 , Caishui Yang  1   2   3 , Jun Wang  4   5
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An Overview

Xin Li et al. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2023.

Abstract

Nowadays, China has rapidly progressed into an aging society and is faced with huge challenges on public health. Aging is accompanied by the structural and functional alterations in the brain, which leads to the cognitive decline in the elderly and acts as the primary risk factor for dementia. However, the aging brain has not been well understood at a systemic level. This chapter presents the definition of brain health, the aging situation in China, an overview of the BABRI, the purpose of writing this book, and the introductions of the chapters, respectively, which will contribute to knowledge of the underlying mechanisms of healthy and pathological aging of the brain.

Keywords: Active aging; Aging brain; Alzheimer’s disease (AD); Beijing Aging Brain Rejuvenation Initiative (BABRI); Brain health; Dementia.

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