Clinical Interventions in Aging

Dove Medical Press is pleased to invite you to submit your research to an upcoming Thematic Series on “A personal hourglass: chronobiology in aging”, edited by Editor-in-Chief Prof. Dr. Nandu Goswami in Clinical Interventions in Aging.

Upon submission, please use the promo code KVTKX for 20% off the advertised article processing charge and indicate that your manuscript will be considered for the Thematic Series of “A personal hourglass: chronobiology in aging”. The deadline for manuscripts is the 31 July 2023.

For any enquiries, please email Darcy Hodge, Commissioning Editor at [email protected]

About the Thematic Series

Age is synonymous with the idea that the human lifespan is finite. As much as our own sense of external time can keep a person grounded, by age, the time of year and more, how does our internal clock change with age? Chronobiology, much like other bodily functions, is not immune to the effects of aging. This Thematic Series will explore chronobiology and the impacts of aging, including circadian rhythms, which influence many functions such as hormones, blood pressure, caloric intake, immunity and more. The series will also investigate how a healthy lifestyle can affect these circadian rhythms to ensure as healthy aging as possible. Changes in brain structure, the benefit of neuronal plasticity, observable behavior and the benefits of certain treatments are some possible avenues for authors to explore circadian rhythm changes in later life.

However, chronobiology is not only a top-down effect of age, as the series looks to comorbidities present in aging that can influence chronobiology. These can include the rhythms and changes within those with diseases such as dementia, Parkinson’s, diabetes, cerebral small vessel disease and more. The influence of brain mechanisms and trends associated with disease, or as a precursor, will also be explored. Moreover, the impact of microenvironments in diseases such as cancer will have an important role in this thematic series, as other events in the body could have undiscovered links to chronobiology.

Is fall risk worsened by changes to chronobiology? While it is uncertain, this is an additional question the Thematic Series can investigate. Links including the relevance of sleep, changes in hormones related to bone density, balance and strength will be compared against the incidence of falls. Importantly, its relation to mortality means researchers can develop means of preventing the worst outcome at a time too soon. The series also encourages guidance on how to mitigate fall risks through chronobiological factors, and the influence of external factors on the internal clock and subsequent risk.

The journal is seeking original submissions and review articles on the following topics related to chronobiology in aging:

• Changes to circadian rhythm linked with age, including hormones, blood pressure and more
• Influence of lifestyle on circadian rhythms and chronobiology
• Neurological changes influenced by chronobiology
• Observable behavioral changes
• Benefit of non-pharmacological interventions
• Affecting of aging on chronobiology in those with comorbidities seen in later life
• Impact of additional age-related changes on chronobiology
• Microenvironments in diseases (e.g., cancer) and subsequent influence on chronobiology
• Incidence of falls related to chronobiology through sleep, hormones and more
• Mitigating fall risk by managing chronobiological factors linked to falls
• Exploring the influence of external factors
• Relation to mortality outcomes

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Dove Medical Press is pleased to invite you to submit your research to an upcoming Thematic Series on “Innovative approaches to aging care: from home and beyond”, edited by Editor-in-Chief Prof. Dr. Nandu Goswami in Clinical Interventions in Aging.

Upon submission, please use the promo code ELIXS for 20% off the advertised article processing charge and indicate that your manuscript will be considered for the Thematic Series of “Innovative approaches to aging care: from home and beyond”. The deadline for manuscripts is the 31 July 2023.

For any enquiries, please email Darcy Hodge, Commissioning Editor at [email protected]

About the Thematic Series

Caring for an elderly individual in later life has multiple aspects that require consideration. This Thematic Series will investigate the innovation made to date in aging care to provide individuals with the best support in multiple environments. The journey throughout later adulthood may start at home, with optimizations made as needs change, taking into consideration risk factors for later harm. Additional precautionary measures can include frequent assessments for diseases frequently seen in old age, including osteoporosis, cardiovascular health issues and more. Moreover, the influence of psychological and physical stress away from hospital and palliative environments may have an impact on later life outcomes, which could be mitigated to prolong quality of life.

The series will also explore current findings on innovative approaches to treating older adults in hospital settings, including peri- and post-operative patients. The influence of risk factors such as frailty, cognitive functionality, polypharmacy, use of anesthesia and more could be mitigated to reduce the stress of a hospital procedure in later life. Equally, alternatives to surgery may improve outcomes in hospital and after a hospital stay, due to reduced intervention for the patient. Prevention and treatment for common issues in older patients, including urinary tract infections, pressure sores, bedrest confinement, post-operative delirium and more, is also an important consideration for researchers and clinicians alike.

However, when it comes to end-of-life care, seeking high-quality guidance and assurance is crucial. The series will explore how chronic comorbidities and medication use at palliative care stages influence patient outcomes, including medication reduction and the use of palliative sedation. Practical aspects of providing palliative care, including outcomes from the environment palliative care is provided in, best practices in interdisciplinary care and barriers will be assessed. It is hoped that the series promotes healthy longevity as adults enter the golden years, but to also provide the best quality of care at the end also.
The journal is seeking original submissions and review articles on the following topics related to innovative approaches to aging care:

• Optimizing environments and technology to mitigate risk factors in later life
• Screening frequency, genomic testing and biomarkers for age-related risks and common diseases
• Impact of psychological and physical stress on later life outcomes
• Risk factors during hospital stays, including surgical procedures, such as polypharmacy, frailty and more
• Use of anesthesia and opioid-based painkillers in hospital and for prescription
• Alternatives to surgery for additional quality life years
• Preventing and treating post-operative complications
• Effects of bedrest confinement on wellbeing
• Post-operative delirium and functional decline in hospital and beyond
• Comorbidities influencing palliative care
• Best practices in end-of-life care, including interdisciplinary support
• Outcomes of patient environment during provision of palliative care
• Medication use and potential reduction at end-of-life stages
• Palliative sedation, advanced directives, ventilator support and ‘do not resuscitate’ orders
• Barriers and difficulties in receiving palliative care

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Dove Medical Press is pleased to invite you to submit your research to an upcoming Thematic Series on “Dealing with dementia: prioritizing high-quality dementia care”, edited by Associate Editor Dr. Zhi-Ying Wu in Clinical Interventions in Aging.

Upon submission, please use the promo code WGLGO for 20% off the advertised article processing charge and indicate that your manuscript will be considered for the Thematic Series of “Dealing with dementia: prioritizing high-quality dementia care”. The deadline for manuscripts is 31 July 2023.

For any enquiries, please email Darcy Hodge, Commissioning Editor at [email protected]

About the Thematic Series

As the population ages worldwide, the number of dementia patients, such as those living with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and vascular cognitive impairment (VCI), is steadily increasing. Therefore, the disease burden of dementia is an important public health problem. Cohort studies on aging and dementia currently urge researchers to better understand and address this issue. Tactics such as early preventative care, diagnosis, and post-diagnosis treatment are critical for reducing this burden.

This Thematic Series will explore various aspects of dementia, including different types of dementia epidemiology, risk factors, prevention, early and progression biomarkers, and new treatments. Notably, early, precise diagnosis is of great importance for AD management and prognosis, as there are unmet needs regarding disease-modifying drugs. Biomarkers of dementia is an additional growing area of interest, yet remains poorly defined; it is hoped that the work of the series may clarify this important facet of dementia sooner. Moreover, physiological changes and biomarkers of healthy aging with respect to dementia (e.g., blood-based biomarkers, gut microbiota, gait characteristics) are important avenues in this series. The wider side to dementia care will also be explored, as it is closely related to patient quality of life and the impacts on family. It is the journal’s aim to encourage guidance on how to improve dementia care worldwide.

The journal is seeking original submissions and review articles on the following topics related to dementia and dementia care:
• Epidemiology and risk factors of different types of dementia
• The conversion rate of normal aging to dementia
• Influence of lifestyle on dementia (e.g., AD, VCI)
• Pathological mutations of dementia
• Physiological changes and biomarkers of healthy aging to dementia
• Role of aging and neuroinflammation in dementia
• Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)-based and blood-based early diagnosis and disease staging biomarkers of AD
• Imaging biomarkers of dementia
• Role of gut microbiota in dementia
• Gait characteristics changes in dementia
• The benefit of non-pharmacological interventions
• Alzheimer's and dementia care solutions
• Dementia care and mortality outcomes

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Dove Medical Press is pleased to invite you to submit your research to an upcoming Article Collection on "Masters Athletics: Lessons for physical interventions in aging", organized by Guest Advisors Dr. Jörn Rittweger and Dr. Stephen Harridge in Clinical Interventions in Aging.

Masters athletes engage in competitive sports in different adult age groups. Some of them achieve outstanding competition performances, demonstrating physical capabilities that are impossible for most, even when young. The vast majority of this cohort of older people still exercise vigorously and compete on a regular basis. Because of this, these individuals are often conceived as being healthy by definition and have been characterized as a role model of successful and / or healthy aging. However, whilst this statement is often made, it comes without substantial evidence. Thus, one might question whether all of what they do is necessarily “healthy” with the potential for exercise itself sometimes resulting in pathology.

Compelling evidence suggests that regular exercise can prevent and mitigate the most frequent age-related diseases in Western societies. Moreover, the only currently available medical treatment of sarcopenia, one of the central problems in geriatrics, is strength training. Accordingly, the World Health Organization is recommending regular physical exercise across the age range, including old and very old ages. Thus, whilst there is little doubt that exercise interventions are effective, our current capability of involving aging populations in physical activity programs is often discouraging.

Therefore, we call for papers (including original research and systematic reviews) that use information from masters athletes in order to underpin and facilitate physical interventions in aging. These papers could be related to the following topics:

• Health status or health-related outcomes in masters athletic populations
• Health risks or injury risks that arise from exercise training and sports competitions in aging populations
• Motivational aspects of masters athletics

Submissions to the first two topics on that list should attempt to highlight benefits and risks arising from physical exercises as explicitly as possible. Please interpret ‘health’ in a wider sense, thereby encompassing diseases, disorders, disfunctions and disabilities. This can include mental as well as physical well-being. Submissions to the third topic should provide information that is useful for improving acceptance and compliance in physical interventions in aging populations.

Submissions to topics other than the above three are also encouraged, as long as they fit to the overarching goal of extracting information that is relevant for health interventions from masters athletic population.

The deadline for submissions is 31 July 2023.

Please submit your manuscript on our website, quoting the promo code SQVAI to indicate that your submission is for consideration in this Article Collection.

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