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Aug 14 2020

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Should Rapamycin be Prescribed Ubiquitously as an Anti-Aging Supplement?

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Should rapamycin be prescribed ubiquitously as an anti-aging supplement? That is the question the authors of this commentary ask after a short overview of what is known of the beneficial...

Aug 14 2020

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Exercise May Aid in Resisting Frailty and Cognitive Decline in Part via Effects on the Gut Microbiome

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The gut microbiome is influential on long-term health, and its quality declines with age. Microbial populations that produce beneficial metabolites such as butyrate or propionate decline in number, replaced by...

Aug 13 2020

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A Fisetin Variant, CMS121, Slows Disease Progress in an Alzheimer’s Mouse Model

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The research materials here are of interest because fisetin has been shown to be a senolytic compound in mice, capable of selectively destroying harmful senescent cells. Other senolytics have reversed...

Aug 13 2020

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Considering the Use of Lasers to Break Down Harmful Protein Aggregates

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It is possible to tailor the frequency of laser light to selectively disrupt the bonds or structure of particular arrangements of molecules – such as, say, the harmful protein aggregates...

Aug 12 2020

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The Gut Microbiome Changes Shortly Before Death in Centenarians

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Extremely old people have such high mortality rates that studies such as this one here become practical, answering the question of how the gut microbiome changes in the final decline...

Aug 12 2020

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Overexpression of VRK-1 Extends Life Span in Nematode Worms

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A great many approaches exist to slow aging in short-lived laboratory species such as nematodes, flies, and mice. The example here is an illustrative example, similar to dozens of other...

Aug 11 2020

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Arguing for DNA Methylation Changes to be a Contributing Cause of Aging

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Contributing mechanisms of aging form an interconnected network of cause and consequence. For most such mechanisms there is considerable debate over relative importance to the manifestations of aging, as well...

Aug 11 2020

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IGF-1R Inhibition Reduces Neuroinflammation in an Alzheimer’s Mouse Model

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Chronic inflammation in brain tissue is an important component of the progression of neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease. It is important enough that some researchers propose inflammation resulting from...

Aug 08 2020

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Too Much Mitochondrial Fission in the Aging Germline Stem Cells of Flies

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Mitochondria are bacteria-like organelles responsible for producing chemical energy store molecules to power cellular processes. Hundreds of them exist in every cell, constantly undergoing fusion and fission, swapping component parts...

Aug 08 2020

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Accelerated Osteoporosis in Mitochondrial Mutator Mice

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Mitochondria are the power plants of the cell, the evolved descendants of ancient symbiotic bacteria. They generate the chemical energy store molecules needed to power cellular processes. The herd of...