Interdisciplinary Topics in Gerontology
Overview
Interdisciplinary Topics in Gerontology is a scientific journal, published since 1968 in English. The journal's country of origin is Switzerland and its primary focus area is geriatrics.
Details
Details
Abbr.
Interdiscip Top Gerontol
Start
1968
End
2015
Frequency
Irregular
p-ISSN
0074-1132
e-ISSN
1662-3800
Country
Switzerland
Language
English
Specialty
Geriatrics
Recent Articles
21.
Labat-Robert J, Robert L
Interdiscip Top Gerontol
. 2014 May;
39:108-41.
PMID: 24862017
In this chapter, we describe in detail the age-dependent modifications of connective tissues, separately for their cellular and extracellular compartments. Cell aging was studied by the in vitro method established...
22.
Kong Y, Trabucco S, Zhang H
Interdiscip Top Gerontol
. 2014 May;
39:86-107.
PMID: 24862016
Aging is characterized by a progressive decline in cellular function, organismal fitness and increased risk of age-associated diseases and death. One potential cause of aging is the progressive accumulation of...
23.
Zs-Nagy I
Interdiscip Top Gerontol
. 2014 May;
39:62-85.
PMID: 24862015
This chapter is intended to outline the main results of a research trend realized by the author during the last 45 years, focused on the main role played by the...
24.
Campisi J, Robert L
Interdiscip Top Gerontol
. 2014 May;
39:45-61.
PMID: 24862014
Cell senescence is one of the major paradigms of aging research. It started with the demonstration by L. Hayflick of the limited number of divisions by normal, nontransformed cells, not...
25.
Macieira-Coelho A
Interdiscip Top Gerontol
. 2014 May;
39:24-44.
PMID: 24862013
The observation that human fibroblasts have a limited number of cell population doublings in vitro led to the proposal that it is the expression of cellular aging. In vitro, the...
26.
Le Bourg E
Interdiscip Top Gerontol
. 2014 May;
39:8-23.
PMID: 24862012
Evolutionary theories of aging explain why we age. These theories take into account the fact that, in the wild, mean lifespan of many species is usually shorter than it could...
27.
Holliday R
Interdiscip Top Gerontol
. 2014 May;
39:1-7.
PMID: 24862011
Fifty years ago, it was demonstrated by Leonard Hayflick that human diploid fibroblasts grown in culture have a finite lifespan. Since that time, innumerable experiments have been published to discover...
28.
Brechot J, Le Quellec-Nathan M, Buzyn A
Interdiscip Top Gerontol
. 2013 Mar;
38:158-64.
PMID: 23503524
The incidence of cancer will increase dramatically among elderly people in the 21st century. The first French National Cancer Plan (2003-2006) with the French Ministry of Health supported the creation...
29.
Klepin H, Mohile S, Mihalko S
Interdiscip Top Gerontol
. 2013 Mar;
38:146-57.
PMID: 23503523
Older adults are at high risk for functional decline after a cancer diagnosis. Physiologic changes of aging which negatively impact body composition, strength, and fitness increase vulnerability to the development...
30.
Overcash J
Interdiscip Top Gerontol
. 2013 Mar;
38:139-45.
PMID: 23503522
Geriatric oncology nursing is a specialization that requires unique knowledge and education to care for the older person diagnosed with cancer. Understanding principles of functioning in a multidisciplinary team setting,...