Contents

Advances in Gerontology

Vol. 8, No. 2, 2018

A simultaneous English language translation of this journal is available from Pleiades Publishing, Ltd.
Distributed worldwide by Springer. Advances in Gerontology ISSN 2079-0570.

The Elderly and the State: Specifics of the Relationship in Contemporary Russia on the Example of the Elderly in St. Petersburg

I. L. Pervova and V. N. Kelasev p. 79  abstract

High Life Expectancy of Muscovites Over Age 80: Reality or a Statistical Artifact?

E. K. Papanova, V. M. Shkolnikov, E. M. Andreev, and S. A. Timonin p. 86  abstract

Demographic Aspects of Population Ageing in Saint-Petersburg at the End of 20th–The Beginning of 21st Century. Part II. Prospective Ageing Measures

A. A. Safarova, G. L. Safarova, and A. I. Lisenenkov p. 96  abstract

Age-Related Cancer Risks (Analytical Indicators of Registration and Early Diagnosis)

V. M. Merabishvili p. 104  abstract

Molecular Markers of Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer Disease: Prospects for Research in Peripheral Tissues

M. A. Paltsev, V. A. Zuev, E. O. Kozhevnikova, N. S. Linkova, T. V. Kvetnaia, V. O. Polyakova, and I. M. Kvetnoy p. 111  abstract

Is Aging a Disease?

V. M. Novoselov p. 119  abstract

Is Aging a Disease? Biodemographers’ Point of View

L. A. Gavrilov and N. S. Gavrilova p. 123  abstract

Is Aging a Disease? A Geneticist’s Point of View

A. A. Moskalev p. 125  abstract

Is Aging a Disease? A Biogerontologist’s Point of View: Senescence ≠ Disease

A. G. Golubev p. 127  abstract

Is Aging a Disease? A Geriatrician’s Point of View

V. S. Myakotnykh p. 130  abstract

Aging-Associated Changes in the Reproductive Function of Drosophila melanogaster Offspring

V. V. Kostenko and N. V. Kolot p. 132  abstract

Coadministration of Intranasally Delivered Insulin and Proinsulin C-Peptide to Rats with Types 1 and 2 Diabetes Mellitus Restores Their Metabolic Parameters

K. V. Derkach, V. M. Bondareva, and A. O. Shpakov p. 140  abstract

Age-Related Changes in Serine-Arginine Protein Kinase 1 (SRPK1) Content in the Human Dermis

N. N. Golubtsova, N. K. Kornilova, and A. G. Gunin p. 147  abstract

Age-Related Changes in Water Transport by Corneal Endothelial Cells in Rats

G. S. Baturina, L. E. Katkova, N. G. Kolosova, and E. I. Solenov p. 153  abstract

Functional Cumulation of the Influence of Vascular Peptide Bioregulator on Microcirculation in the Brain Cortex of Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats

I. B. Sokolova, G. A. Ryzhak, and V. Kh. Khavinson p. 158  abstract

Blue Death of Nematodes

E. L. Gagarinskyi and N. L. Vekshin p. 163  abstract