The Aging Kidney in Health and Disease

New England Journal of Medicine Volume 359:438 July 24, 2008 Number 4 In the past half-century, life expectancy has increased considerably. As a result, we need to develop a more comprehensive understanding of aging than we have now. Whether in health or in disease, age affects many parts of the body — including the kidneys — and this book, The Aging Kidney in Health and Disease, delves deeply into these matters in a well-organized and readable fashion. It gives readers an overview of the physiology and pathology of the kidney during the aging process.