Table of Contents

1. Genetics of Ageing and Multifactorial Diseases.- 2. Ageing and Cancer: A Struggle of Tendencies.- 3. Maintaining the Stability of the Genome.- 4. Nuclear—Mitochondrial Interactions Involved in Biological Ageing.- 5. From Genes to Functional Gene Products during Ageing.- 6. Ageing of Cells in Vitro.- 7. Stress and Energy Metabolism in Age-Related Processes.- 8. Growth Factors and Ageing: The Case of Wound Healing.- 9. Immunosenescence: Paradoxes and New Perspectives Emerging from the Study of Healthy Centenarians.- 10. Drosophila as a Model System for Molecular Gerontology.- 11. Skin Ageing: The Relevance of Antioxidants.- 12. Cell Maintenance and Stress Response in Ageing and Longevity.- 13. From Molecular Gerontology to Healthy Old Age: Research Strategies.

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