1. Measuring the genetic influence in modulating the human life span: gene–environment interaction and the sex-specific genetic effect

   • Qihua Tan
   • G. De Benedictis
   • C. Franceschi

   OriginalPaper Pages: 141 - 153

2. Effects of mild heat shocks at young age on aging and longevity in Drosophila melanogaster

   • Éric Le Bourg
   • Philippe Valenti
   • François Payre

   OriginalPaper Pages: 155 - 164

3. Adipocyte tissue volume in bone marrow is increased with aging and in patients with osteoporosis

   • J. Justesen
   • K. Stenderup
   • M. Kassem

   OriginalPaper Pages: 165 - 171

4. On the “struggle between chemistry and biology during aging” – implications for DNA repair, apoptosis and proteolysis, and a novel route of intervention

   • Alan R. Hipkiss

   OriginalPaper Pages: 173 - 178

5. Neoplastic disease through the human life span

   • A. Macieira-Coelho

   OriginalPaper Pages: 179 - 192

6. New strategies for the treatment of Parkinson's disease hold considerable promise for the future management of neurodegenerative disorders

   • Carsten R. Bjarkam
   • Jens Chr. Sørensen
   • Karen Østergaard

   OriginalPaper Pages: 193 - 207

7. Application of the gene search system to screen for longevity genes in Drosophila

   • Ki-Hyeon Seong
   • Takumi Ogashiwa
   • Toshiro Aigaki

   OriginalPaper Pages: 209 - 217