Geriatrics & Gerontology International

Gerontology and Geriatrics Science: Gene to Longevity
From Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology

Japan’s leading Geriatrics journal is pleased to announce the 2nd GGI BEST ARTICLE AWARDEES. This award is presented annually to the top three articles published in the previous year, which are selected by the GGI executive editors. The winning authors receive a cash prize of 100,000 yen from the Japanese Geriatrics Society.

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Quadriceps sarcopenia and visceral obesity are risk factors for postural instability in the middle-aged to elderly population
Ochi,Masayuki, et al

Associations between short one-leg standing time and speed of sound of calcaneal bone in a general population: The Shimanami Health Promoting Program (J-SHIPP) study
Kido,Tomoko, et al

Association between masticatory performance and anthropometric measurements and nutritional status in the elderly
Okada,Kiwako, et al

Etiology and predictors of urinary incontinence and its effect on quality of life
Doris KY Miu, Szeting Lau, et al.

Effects of capsiate on the triggering of the swallowing reflex in elderly patients with aspiration pneumonia
Miyako Yamasaki, Satoru Ebihara, et al.

The turn formation at positions 22 and 23 in the 42-mer amyloid β peptide: The emerging role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease
Kazuma Murakami, Yuichi Masuda, et al.

Vascular aging: From molecular mechanism to clinical significance
Motoji Sawabe

Proteomic approaches to oxidative protein modifications implicated in the mechanism of aging
Tosifusa Toda, Megumi Nakamura, et al.

Depression in the elderly
Masatoshi Takeda and Toshihisa Tanaka

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Acetylcholine-dopamine balance hypothesis in the striatum: An update
Toshihiko Aosaki, Masami Miura, et al.

Vascular aging: From molecular mechanism to clinical significance
Motoji Sawabe

Changes of telomere length with aging
Kaiyo Takubo, Junko Aida, et al.

Suicide of elderly persons: Towards a framework for prevention
Sema Demirçin, Murat Akkoyun, et al.

Muscle weakness and neuromuscular junctions in aging and disease
Kazuhiro Shigemoto, Sachiho Kubo, et al.

Klotho protein deficiency and aging
Hiroshi Manya, Keiko Akasaka-Manya, et al.

Survival responses to oxidative stress and aging
Yuri Miura and Tamao Endo

Depression in the elderly
Masatoshi Takeda and Toshihisa Tanaka

Balanced aging, or successful aging?
Yukitoshi Aoyagi and Roy J Shephard