Month: August 2020

Aug 19 2020

Daily News

A Plasma Proteomic Profile of Frailty

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Some proteins in the blood change in characteristic ways with age and physical decline, and that change can be measured. Numerous research groups have put forward various proposed biomarkers of...

Aug 19 2020

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Luciferase Visualization of Age-Related Loss of Mitochondrial Membrane Potential in Mice

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Researchers here demonstrate a way to visualize mitochondrial membrane potential, a measure of mitochondrial function, in living animals. A tailored genetic modification causes luciferase activity to correlate with mitochondrial membrane...

Aug 18 2020

2020, Aging Skin, Anti-Aging, Antiaging, Eyes & Eyelid Area, Mens Skin Care, Nutrition and skin, skin around the eyes

Could CBD in skincare be the miracle cure?

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CBD is a hot topic lately isn’t it?  Lots of marketing dollars are being spent on CBD.  Also the  legalization in many states, and it’s effectiveness for some conditions is...

Aug 18 2020

Medicine, Biotech, Research

Towards Better Vaccines and a Lower Burden of Infectious Disease in Old People

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Over a lifetime, the burden of infectious disease – and particularly persistent infections such as cytomegalovirus – influences the pace of aging via its detrimental impact on immune function in...

Aug 18 2020

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Glucose, Methionine, and the Study of Calorie Restriction in Yeast

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Beneficial changes to metabolism take place in response to a lowered intake of nutrients, upregulating cell maintenance processes and extending life span. This evolved a very long time ago indeed,...

Aug 18 2020

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A Cell Based Approach to Regeneration of the Atrophied Thymus

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Researchers here report on a cell based approach to regeneration of the aged thymus. The thymus is responsible for maturation of T cells of the adaptive immune system. Unfortunately, this...

Aug 17 2020

Newsletters

Fight Aging! Newsletter, August 17th 2020

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Fight Aging! publishes news and commentary relevant to the goal of ending all age-related disease, to be achieved by bringing the mechanisms of aging under the control of modern medicine....

Aug 15 2020

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Scientists demonstrate how genetic variations cause eczema

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New research delineates how two relatively common variations in a gene called KIF3A are responsible for an impaired skin barrier that allows increased water loss from the skin, promoting the...

Aug 15 2020

Medicine, Biotech, Research

Reviewing the Mechanisms of Longevity in Long-Lived Bats

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Today’s open access research is a good companion piece to a recent paper that investigates biochemical differences between long-lived and short-lived bats. Bats are renowned for, firstly, an exceptional resistance...

Aug 15 2020

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Astaxanthin as a Geroprotective Compound

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Astaxanthin, a pigment compound produced by some types of algae and yeast, has been investigated for its effects on the expression and activity of proteins known to be related to...