1. Obstructive sleep apnea, metabolic syndrome, and age: will geriatricians be caught asleep on the job?

   • Evan Paul Cherniack
   • Neil S. Cherniack

   Mini Review 25 July 2013 Pages: 1 - 7

2. Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) analysis of longevity in C57BL/6J by DBA/2J (BXD) recombinant inbred mice

   • Dean H. Lang
   • Glenn S. Gerhard
   • Gerald E. McClearn

   Original Articles 25 July 2013 Pages: 8 - 19

3. Correlates of D-dimer in older persons

   • Freddy Tita-Nwa
   • Angelo Bos
   • Luigi Ferrucci

   Original Articles 25 July 2013 Pages: 20 - 23

4. Changes in muscle thickness of gastrocnemius and soleus associated with age and sex

   • Katsuo Fujiwara
   • Hitoshi Asai
   • Jesse V. Jacobs

   Original Articles 25 July 2013 Pages: 24 - 30

5. Serum albumin levels as an independent predictor of 4-year mortality in a community-dwelling 80-year-old population

   • Yutaka Takata
   • Toshihiro Ansai
   • Tadamichi Takehara

   Original Articles 25 July 2013 Pages: 31 - 35

6. Arterial stiffness and the response to carotid sinus massage in older adults

   • Kenneth M. Madden
   • Chris Lockhart
   • Karim Khan

   Original Articles 25 July 2013 Pages: 36 - 41

7. Patient’s age should not play a key role in clinical decisions on surgical treatment of rectal cancer

   • Pirita Varpe
   • Heikki Huhtinen
   • Juha Grönroos

   OriginalPaper 25 July 2013 Pages: 42 - 46

8. Mobility performance and its sensory, psychomotor and musculoskeletal determinants from age 75 to age 80

   • Ritva Sakari
   • Pertti Era
   • Eino Heikkinen

   Original Articles 25 July 2013 Pages: 47 - 53

9. Frailty and its association with disability and comorbidity in a community-dwelling sample of seniors in Montreal: a cross-sectional study

   • Chek Hooi Wong
   • Deborah Weiss
   • Howard Bergman

   Original Articles 25 July 2013 Pages: 54 - 62

10. Isokinetic strength benefits after 24 weeks of multicomponent exercise training and combined exercise training in older adults

    • Joana Carvalho
    • Elisa Marques
    • Jorge Mota

    Original Articles 25 July 2013 Pages: 63 - 69

11. Incidence, risk factors and consequences of falling injuries among the community-dwelling elderly in Shihpai, Taiwan

    • Nien-Tzu Chang
    • Nan-Ping Yang
    • Pesus Chou

    Original Articles 25 July 2013 Pages: 70 - 77

12. Muscle strength and mobility in vitamin D-insufficient female geriatric patients: a randomized controlled trial on vitamin D and calcium supplementation

    • Hennie C. J. P. Janssen
    • Monique M. Samson
    • Harald J. J. Verhaar

    Original Articles 25 July 2013 Pages: 78 - 84

13. Effects of physical training on aerobic capacity in frail elderly people (75+ years). Influence of lung capacity, cardiovascular disease and medical drug treatment: a randomized controlled pilot trial

    • Elisabeth Rydwik
    • Thomas Gustafsson
    • Gunnar Akner

    OriginalPaper 25 July 2013 Pages: 85 - 94

14. Spontaneous insufficiency fractures of long bones in institutionalized elderly patients

    • Dmitry Manevich
    • Shai Brill
    • Avital Hershkovitz

    Case Reports 25 July 2013 Pages: 95 - 97

15. Stroke recurrence in an elderly CADASIL patient on aspirin discontinuation due to severe auto-immune thrombocytopenia

    • Serena Nannucci
    • Francesca Pescini
    • Leonardo Pantoni

    Case Reports 25 July 2013 Pages: 98 - 99