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Special Issue Title: Muscle Hypertrophy Handling Editors

In 2012 we will again see the impressive achievements of many athletes during the London Olympic Games. In particular for weightlifters success is dependent on the powerand force-generating capacity of their muscles, which in turn are strongly determined by muscle mass. Many athletes and bodybuilders therefore train intensively to develop as much muscle hypertrophy as possible. Unlimited hypert...

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j Abstract After legislative changes in 1978, Italian psychiatry underwent a thorough overhaul, with the gradual closure of all Mental Hospitals. A nation-wide network of Departments of Mental Health now deliver outpatient and inpatient care, but also run semi-residential and residential facilities (the latter with 2.9 beds per 10,000 inhabitants). Hospital care is delivered through small psych...

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It is with great pleasure that I introduce this specia l i s sue of Aging Successfully that focuses on Preventive Gerontology. Aging successfully is dependent on the individual himself or herself. While health professionals can act as a guide through life’s journey, it is only through one’s own efforts that the best outcomes can be assured. This issue provides tools that all of us can use to ag...