(ISSN 2638-1311)
OBM Geriatrics is an international peer-reviewed Open Access journal published quarterly online by LIDSEN Publishing Inc. The journal takes the premise that innovative approaches – including gene therapy, cell therapy, and epigenetic modulation – will result in clinical interventions that alter the fundamental pathology and the clinical course of age-related human diseases. We will give strong preference to papers that emphasize an alteration (or a potential alteration) in the fundamental disease course of Alzheimer’s disease, vascular aging diseases, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, skin aging, immune senescence, and other age-related diseases.
Geriatric medicine is now entering a unique point in history, where the focus will no longer be on palliative, ameliorative, or social aspects of care for age-related disease, but will be capable of stopping, preventing, and reversing major disease constellations that have heretofore been entirely resistant to interventions based on “small molecular” pharmacological approaches. With the changing emphasis from genetic to epigenetic understandings of pathology (including telomere biology), with the use of gene delivery systems (including viral delivery systems), and with the use of cell-based therapies (including stem cell therapies), a fatalistic view of age-related disease is no longer a reasonable clinical default nor an appropriate clinical research paradigm.
Precedence will be given to papers describing fundamental interventions, including interventions that affect cell senescence, patterns of gene expression, telomere biology, stem cell biology, and other innovative, 21st century interventions, especially if the focus is on clinical applications, ongoing clinical trials, or animal trials preparatory to phase 1 human clinical trials.
Papers must be clear and concise, but detailed data is strongly encouraged. The journal publishes a variety of article types (Original Research, Review, Communication, Opinion, Comment, Conference Report, Technical Note, Book Review, etc.). There is no restriction on the length of the papers and we encourage scientists to publish their results in as much detail as possible.
Special Issue
Anti-aging Strategies to Develop Innovative Skin and Eco-friendly Cosmeceuticals and Nutraceuticals
Submission Deadline: September 15, 2026 (Open) Submit Now
Guest Editor
Pierfrancesco Morganti, PhD
1. Visiting Professor of Skin Pharmacology and Applied Cosmetic Dermatology, Dermatology Department, Regional Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
2. Director, R&D Center, Nanobiotechnology Unit, Academy of History of Healthcare Art, Rome, Italy
Research Interests: Use and potential of nanotechnology in cosmetic dermatology; repair activity of skin barrier and release of active ingredients, through chitin-lignin complexes, embedded into natural fibers’ tissues
Co-Editor
Vladimir Yudin, PhD
Professor, Institute of Macromolecular Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU), Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation
Research Interests: Materials science; polymer processing and rheology; viscoelastic properties of polymer composites; processing of composite materials; fibers reinforced composites and polymer nanocomposites; polymer matrices for biomedicine
About This Topic
Many are the strategies and products, such as specific tools, cosmetics (cosmeceuticals), and diet supplements (nutraceuticals) that are used for trying to slow down the appearance of skin wrinkles and fine lines. According to the last studies, it has been shown that the possibility of using innovative tissue-carriers that, enriched by different active ingredients encapsulated into chitin-lignin complexes, seems capable of crossing the skin barrier, slowly releasing the actives at the level of skin and mucous membranes’ layers. In this special issue, different new studies on cosmeceuticals and nutraceuticals will be reported, showing the effectiveness and safety of these new technologies that may be used as such or in combination with the actual emulsified carriers. For this purpose, it’s considered important to remember that these new tissue-carriers are skin- and eco-friendly, of natural origin and free from preservatives, emulsifiers, fragrances, and other chemicals that often cause allergic and/or sensitizing side effects. Moreover, they are 100% biodegradable, also for the paper packaging used, different from the emulsions that are more often packed in non-biodegradable plastic containers.
Keywords
Skin aging; cosmetics; cosmeceuticals; nutraceuticals; polymers; natural ingredients; packaging; biodegradation
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted through the LIDSEN Submission System. Detailed information on manuscript preparation and submission is available in the Instructions for Authors. All submitted articles will be thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process and will be processed following the Editorial Process and Quality Control policy. Upon acceptance, the article will be immediately published in a regular issue of the journal and will be listed together on the special issue website, with a label that the article belongs to the Special Issue. LIDSEN distributes articles under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) License in an open-access model. The authors own the copyright to the article, and the article can be free to access, distribute, and reuse provided that the original work is correctly cited.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). Research articles and review articles are highly invited. Authors are encouraged to send the tentative title and abstract of the planned paper to the Editorial Office (geriatrics@lidsen.com) for record. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Editorial Office.
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Publication
Anti-Aging Interventions: The Biochemistry of the Holistic Approach for Skin AgingAbstract Aging is defined as the accumulation of damage, and several factors have been recognized as “factors of aging”. A sensible holistic approach is appropriate to reduce the rate of accumulation of damage, while maintaining the well-being of the individual. The holistic approach of L-Raphael defines seven fields of intervention: Outdoor manage [...] |
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