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Aug 28 2020

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Increased Levels of Methylmalonic Acid May Raise the Risk of Metastasis in Older People

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The article here discusses the interesting possibility that comparatively simple differences in circulating factors may be at the root of the higher risk of cancer metastasis in older people. Metastasis...

Aug 28 2020

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Evidence for Klotho to Act on Life Span in Part via Resistance to Hypertension

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Klotho is a longevity-associated protein. More of it in mice extends life, less of it shortens life. In humans, a number of studies have shown klotho levels to correlate with...

Aug 27 2020

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Cartilage Regrowth: Steering Microfracture to Provoke Regeneration of Fully Functional Cartilage

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Microfracture surgery is a poor approach to producing the regrowth of cartilage. It is a procedure that causes minor damage, and that damage in turn provokes a more extensive regeneration...

Aug 27 2020

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A Gene Therapy Approach to Clearing Persistent Herpesviruses

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Approaches that might effectively clear herpesviruses from the body are of considerable interest, as there is good evidence for the burden of persistent infection to have a meaningful impact on...

Aug 26 2020

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Higher Body Mass Index Correlates with Reduced Cerebral Blood Flow

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Vascular aging is an important contribution to neurodegeneration. The brain is an energy-hungry organ, and reductions in blood flow with age have a negative impact on brain tissue. These reductions...

Aug 26 2020

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IL-6 and TGFβ1 Upregulation with Age Cause Detrimental Changes in Hematopoiesis

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Researchers here show that blocking the age-related upregulation of inflammatory signal molecules IL-6 and TGFβ1 can reverse some of the deterimental changes in the function of hematopoiesis. Hematopoiesis is the...

Aug 25 2020

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DOK7 Gene Therapy Regrows Neuromuscular Junctions to Improve Aged Muscle Function

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One of the numerous possible contributing causes to sarcopenia, the name given to the characteristic age-related decline in muscle mass and strength, is the dysfunction and loss of neuromuscular junctions....

Aug 25 2020

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The Prospects for LANDO Upregulation as a Treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease

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Of late, researchers have identified a process known as LC3-associated endocytosis (LANDO) by which cells can ingest and then break down the amyloid-β deposits associated with Alzheimer’s disease. This raises...

Aug 22 2020

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Adenosine Injected into Arthritic Joints Produces Cartilage Regrowth

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Researchers here provide evidence for injections of adenosine into damaged joint tissue to provoke meaningful degrees of cartilage regrowth in an animal model of degenerative joint disease. Finding ways to...

Aug 22 2020

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Adenosine Signaling via the A1 Receptor Reverses Age-Related Decline in Neutrophil Function

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Neutrophils are an important component of the innate immune system, mounting a first response to infectious pathogens. An insufficient neutrophil response leads to a far more serious infection. Researchers here...