1. Editorial

   • Gaetano Crepaldi

   EditorialNotes 10 October 2013 Pages: 375 - 375

2. Silver paper: The future of health promotion and preventive actions, basic research, and clinical aspects of age-related disease

   • Alfonso J. Cruz-Jentoft
   • Alain Franco
   • Andrzej Milewicz

   Consensus Document 10 October 2013 Pages: 376 - 385

3. Beyond the neurotransmitter-focused approach in treating Alzheimer’s Disease: drugs targeting β-amyloid and tau protein

   • Francesco Panza
   • Vincenzo Solfrizzi
   • Alberto Pilotto

   Review Articles 10 October 2013 Pages: 386 - 406

4. Medical treatment of osteoporosis in the elderly

   • Harald J. J. Verhaar

   Review Articles 10 October 2013 Pages: 407 - 413

5. A novel model of integrated care for the elderly: COPA, Coordination of Professional Care for the Elderly

   • Isabelle Vedel
   • Matthieu De Stampa
   • Liette Lapointe

   Special Article 10 October 2013 Pages: 414 - 423

6. Serum lipids and their association with mortality in the elderly: a prospective cohort study

   • Eveliina Upmeier
   • Sirkku Lavonius
   • Seija Arve

   Original Articles 10 October 2013 Pages: 424 - 430

7. Asymptomatic carotid plaque and pro-inflammatory genetic profile in the elderly

   • Giorgio Annoni
   • Federico Annoni
   • Carlo Vergani

   Original Articles 10 October 2013 Pages: 431 - 436

8. Validation of lower extremity performance tests for determining the mobility limitation levels in community-dwelling older women

   • Mi-Ji Kim
   • Satoshi Seino
   • Kiyoji Tanaka

   Original Articles 10 October 2013 Pages: 437 - 444

9. Short Physical Performance Battery in hospitalized older adults

   • Steve Fisher
   • Kenneth J. Ottenbacher
   • Glenn V. Ostir

   Original Articles 10 October 2013 Pages: 445 - 452

10. Risk factors of functional decline during hospitalization in the oldest old

    • Gianluca Isaia
    • Barbara Maero
    • Mauro Zanocchi

    Original Articles 10 October 2013 Pages: 453 - 457

11. Functional limitations of upper limbs in older diabetic individuals. The Italian Longitudinal Study on Aging

    • Paola Siviero
    • Paolo Tonin
    • Stefania Maggi

    Original Articles 10 October 2013 Pages: 458 - 462

12. Racial differences in gait mechanics associated with knee osteoarthritis

    • Ershela L. Sims
    • Francis J. Keefe
    • Daniel Schmitt

    Original Articles 10 October 2013 Pages: 463 - 469

13. Particularities of suicide in the elderly. A population-based study

    • Teresa Biermann
    • Wolfgang Sperling
    • Udo Reulbach

    Original Articles 10 October 2013 Pages: 470 - 474

14. Cancrum oris in developed countries

    • Silvia Chiandussi
    • Roberto Luzzati
    • Matteo Biasotto

    Case Report 10 October 2013 Pages: 475 - 477