Hormones and Aging, Volume 115 in the Vitamins and Hormones series, highlights advances in the field, with this new volume presenting timely topics, including hypothalamic aging and hormones, endocannabinoids and aging-inflammation, neuroplasticity, mood and pain, the impact of hormones and bone loss across the menopause transition, and much more.

1. Aging and the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis L.H. Duntas 2. Hypothalamic aging and hormones Z.J. Cai 3. Hypothalamic gene transfer of BDNF promotes healthy aging L. Cao 4. Melatonin and healthy aging D.P. Cardinali 5. Luteinizing hormone and the aging brain M. May, S. Bhatta and G. Casadesus 6. Leptin regulation of hippocampal synaptic function in health and disease K. Hamilton and J. Harvey 7. Endocannabinoids and aging-inflammation, neuroplasticity, mood and pain Y. Park and B.A Watkins 8. Transport of parathyroid hormone 1 receptor enhances PTH signaling that maintains intervertebral disc homeostasis during aging X. Cao, A. Jain, P. Li, J. Crane and M. Wan 9. Parathyroid hormones levels and aging: effect on balance L. Murthy and G. Duque 10. Insulin and aging M.A. Kurauti, G.M. Soares, C. Marmentini. G.A. Bronczek, R.C.S. Branco and A.C. Boschero 11. Sirtuins and the prevention of immunoscenescence D. Lasiglie 12. Alterations in cyclic nucleotide signaling are implicated in healthy aging and age-related pathologies of the brain N. Gorny and M.P. Kelly 13. Aging and FGF23-klotho system M. Kuro-o 14. Aging and sex hormones in males M.C. Decaroli, S. De Vincentis and V. Rochira 15. Sexual dimorphism, aging and immunity V. Taneja 16. Hormones and bone loss across the menopause transition A.S. Karlamangla, A. Shieh and G.A. Greendale 17. Relaxin abrogates genomic remodeling of the aged heart G. Romero and G. Salama 18. Role of FoxO transcription factors in aging-associated cardiovascular diseases S. Mishra, V. Ravi and N.R. Sundaresan 19. Ghrelin and adipokines: an overview of their physiological role, antimicrobial activity and impact on cardiovascular conditions L. Perpetuo, P.M. Voisin, F. Amado, C. Hirtz and R. Vitorino 20. Sex hormones and cognition in aging C. Gurvich, J. Le, N. Thomas, E.H.X. Thomas and J. Kulkarni 21. Role of hormones in sarcopenia T. Priego, A.I. Martin, D. Gonzalez-Hedstrom, M. Granado and A. Lopez-Calderon 22. Sources of lumbar back pain during aging and potential therapeutic targets T.P. Li and A. Jain and X. Cao 23. Leydig cell aging: molecular mechanisms and treatments V. Papadopoulos and B. Zirkin 24. Adiponectin/AdipoRs signaling as a key player in testicular aging and associated metabolic disorders M. Choubey, A. Ranjan and A. Krishna