Table of Contents

Preface; Introduction; Ageing of the World Population; Menopause; Andropause; Growth Hormone, IGF-I and Human Ageing; Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) in Ageing; Role of Melatonin in Ageing; Melatonin Limits Ischemic/Reperfusion Injury: Implication for Ageing and Organ Transplantation; Ageing Processes and the Thyroid Gland; Diabetes in the Elderly; Osteoporosis; Ageing and Neoplastic Disease; Sleep and Ageing; Alzheimer's Disease: From Neurobiology to Therapeutic Interventions; Sporadic and Familial Movement Disorders in Tauopathies; Prion Diseases: From Ritualistic Endocannibalism to Cellular Endocannibalism - From Kuru to Autophagy; Pharmacotherapy in the Elderly; Exceptional Human Longevity; Index.