Month: September 2020

Sep 26 2020

Daily News

A Discussion of Targeting the Mechanisms of Cardiovascular Aging

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This very readable open access paper discusses some of the mechanisms involved in cardiovascular aging. As for many such publications, and to my eyes at least, it leans too much...

Sep 25 2020

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Talc and petroleum jelly among the best lubricants for people wearing PPE, study finds

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Talcum powder, a coconut oil-cocoa butter beeswax mixture, and petroleum jelly provide the best skin protection for long-term PPE use, say scientists.

Sep 25 2020

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New tool mimics human skin to allow detailed study of mosquito biting

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Scientists have developed a tool for studying the biting behavior of common pathogen-carrying mosquitoes.

Sep 25 2020

Medicine, Biotech, Research

Rescuing Senescent Cells by Delivering New Mitochondria Sounds Like a Risky Proposition

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Mitochondria are effectively power plants, hundreds of these organelles per cell working to create the chemical energy store molecule adenosine triphosphate. Mitochondria are the descendants of ancient symbiotic bacteria, and...

Sep 25 2020

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Theorizing on Cosmic Radiation as an Accelerator of Aging via Cellular Senescence

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Researchers here suggest that some of the detrimental effects of prolonged space missions are mediated by an increased burden of senescent cells resulting from cosmic radiation exposure. Senescent cell accumulation...

Sep 25 2020

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Activated and Senescent Microglia as a Contributing Cause of Neurodegeneration

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Microglia are innate immune cells of the brain, responsible not just for destroying pathogens and errant cells, but also for clearing debris and assisting neurons in managing the connections of...

Sep 24 2020

Medicine, Biotech, Research

Medin Amyloid Aggregation with Age Causes Cerebral Vascular Dysfunction

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There are twenty or so different proteins in the body that can become altered in ways that cause them to aggregate into solid deposits known as amyloids, spreading and encouraging...

Sep 24 2020

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miR-192 in Extracellular Vesicles as a Negative Regulator of Inflammation in Old Tissues

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Chronic inflammation is a feature of aging; the immune system is persistently overactive, and this disrupts tissue function in numerous ways, contributing to the progression of age-related disease. There are...

Sep 24 2020

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Proposing an Approach to Obtain Human Data on Combined Interventions and Effects on Aging

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With the advent of epigenetic clocks that appear able to measure biological age, researchers are interested in putting these clocks to work on the assessment of interventions that might affect...

Sep 23 2020

Medicine, Biotech, Research

Reviewing the Clinical Evidence for NAD+ Upregulation

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I recently collaborated on a review paper covering the history of clinical work on upregulation of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) as an approach to therapy. This is of interest to...