Special Issue on Aging & Health

At the biological level, aging results from the impact of the accumulation of a wide variety of molecular and cellular damage over time. This leads to a gradual decrease in physical and mental capacity, a growing risk of disease, and ultimately, death. A people age, they are more likely to experience several conditions at the same time. Although some of the variations in older people’s health are genetic, much is due to people’s physical and social environments. And some people experience significant declines in physical and mental capacities at much younger ages.

In this special issue, we intend to invite front-line researchers and authors to submit original research and review articles on Aging & Health. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

• Health problems of the elderly
• Chronic conditions and self-management  
• Intervention and rehabilitation
• Geriatric oncology
• Alzheimer's and dementia
• Nursing and healthcare for the elderly
• Health promotion and quality of life
• Aging and mental health
• Biology of aging
• Demography and geography of aging
• Statistical methods and quantitative research
• Health risk behaviors and aging
• Health and social systems for the elderly
• Epidemiology of aging
• Pharmacology and aging 
• Health service and systems for the elderly   
• Challenges responding to population ageing   
• Health of aging society

Authors should read over the journal’s For Authors carefully before submission. Prospective authors should submit an electronic copy of their complete manuscript through the journal’s Paper Submission System.

Please kindly notice that the “Special Issue” under your manuscript title is supposed to be specified and the research field “Special Issue – Aging & Health” should be chosen during your submission.

According to the following timetable:

For publishing inquiries, please feel free to contact the Editorial Assistant at submission.entrance1@scirp.org

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