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menopause, but not in men. According to recent discoveries, prevention and treatments with hormones, vitamins and supplements must be adjusted according to the patientsÕ sex and age.


Innovations in anti-ageing medicine Senses and ageing Ageing of audition or vision is well-known. Altered sensory functions have been identified as subtle markers and warning signs of certain diseases. The ageing voice can be rejuvenated using modern treatment protocols. Female voice tone varies according to fluctuating hormone levels during ovulation and menstruation. Menopause and andropause are periods of profound voice modifications. In certain neurodegenerative diseases, such as ParkinsonÕs disease, loss of smell and taste occurs long before the clinical signs. Some odours are known to be characteristic of certain cancers, such as colorectal or ovarian cancers. Olfactory detection of prostate cancer has been already performed by canine scent detection. Devices for early scent detection of these cancers will soon be available.


The AMWC is one of the most importance congresses in the aesthetic and anti-ageing calendar


quality is believed to influence the telomere length preservation.


The ageing voice


can be rejuvenated using modern treatment protocols.


Foetal origin of adult disease The foetal and puberty periods are the most vulnerable to pollutants, which can shape a personÕs future health. Persistent organic pollutants are now believed to impact on obesity, overweight and diabetes. Omega 3 and 6 should be supplemented during pregnancy in some women as these fatty acids are essential for foetal brain development, and also provide protection from allergens and stimulate the immune system. Vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy may contribute to atherosclerosis in adulthood. A step towards


disease prevention from pregnancy is now possible.


Telomeres Telomeres, small regions of nucleotide sequences situated at the end of chromosomes, become shorter after each cell division. A cell with critically shortened telomeres can either die or become senescent. Skin or immune cells lose their telomeres faster than heart or brain cells. Telomeres may not only be a sign of longevity but a sign of the longevity quality. According to a current Japanese study, the lifestyle and social relationship


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Gender differences in anti-ageing medicine Should men and women have the same diets, the same doses of vitamins or nutriments? Do the same hormones render the same result? Male and female brain functioning and thus eating behaviour are different. Thyroid diseases occur six-times more in women than men. The female lung is much more sensitive to female sex hormones favouring lung cancer. Testosterone in men is anti-inflammatory, but inflammatory in women after menopause. Estradiol is highly protective for arterial endothelium in women before


New opinions on fat physiology Obesity continues to be a growing concern of society. Fifty percent of the population of all age ranges living in industrialised countries is affected by overweight or obesity, with increased morbidity and mortality and a risk of severe health complications. This problem not only represents a social impact on individual aesthetics, but also deserves attention in terms of metabolism. Long believed to be an inert storage place, with a new understanding fat cells are now known to be the hub of a complex system capable of discretely dispatching signals to and communicating with other organs, orchestrating different activities which may be beneficial or detrimental to one's health.


Recent understanding of neurodegenerative diseases An accumulation of abnormal proteins in the brain has been demonstrated in certain neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease. Poorly formed proteins have been found to cause a disease on older neurons by provoking aggregation of nearby proteins from one to another, and then to the whole tissue recalling self-propagation infection. Active research presently focuses on how these proteins deform and how self-propagation occurs in Alzheimer's, ParkinsonÕs and HuntingtonÕs diseases, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis could pave the way to treatments of these diseases.


Conclusions The AMWC 2012 is a hub in which a panel of international opinion leaders, scientists, and experienced physicians will share clinical experience and knowledge from benchmark to practice. It is a genuine and unique opportunity to learn and discover. Leading companies in aesthetic medicine will also use this opportunity to showcase their new products and innovations.


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