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May 29 2020

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Further Evidence for Exercise to Improve Memory via Increased Blood Flow

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To what degree is increased blood flow to the brain the important mechanism mediating the beneficial effects of exercise on memory? Exercise improves memory both in the very short term,...

May 29 2020

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Greater Exercise Correlates with Improved Functional Connectivity in the Aging Brain

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Researchers here investigate detailed measures of brain function over time, and correlate them with the level of physical activity. There is plenty of evidence for greater physical activity to slow...

May 28 2020

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Delivery of Cadherin-13 Slows the Onset of Osteoporosis in Mice

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Bone is a dynamic structure, constantly built up by osteoblasts and torn down by osteoclasts. In youth there is a balance between these two cell types, but the processes of...

May 28 2020

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Somatic Chromosomal Mosaicism as a Mechanism of Aging and Disease

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Stochastic mutational damage to nuclear DNA occurs constantly in the body, and near all of it is quickly repaired. Most unrepaired damage occurs in DNA that isn’t used, or the...

May 27 2020

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An Analysis of the Gray Whale Transcriptome in the Context of Longevity

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Much of the comparative biology of aging involves study of long-lived mammals in an attempt to understand which mechanisms determine species longevity. It is possible that a better understanding of...

May 27 2020

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Age-Impaired Autophagy Makes CD4+ T Cells Inflammatory

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Here, researchers discuss data that sheds light on the way in which age-related declines in autophagy, related mitochondrial dysfunction due to impairment of mitochondrial autophagy, and decline of the immune...

May 26 2020

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HDAC1 Activators Improve DNA Repair in Neurons to Treat Cognitive Decline

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HDAC1 is involved in a form of DNA repair, but levels decline with age, as well as in Alzheimer’s disease. This leads to a greater accumulation of unrepaired oxidative DNA...

May 26 2020

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Is Ageism a Useful Explanation for Lack of Progress Towards Rejuvenation Therapies?

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While ageism certainly exists, I’ve never really liked the use of ageism as an explanation for the lack of progress towards rejuvenation therapies, and this in an era of biotechnology...

May 23 2020

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Kingsley Advani on Investing in the Longevity Industry

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Kingsley Advani is one of the more active angel investors in the growing longevity industry. This is still a young industry, and like many of people involved, whether as entrepreneurs...

May 23 2020

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Loss of NAD+ Implicated in Age-Related Circadian Rhythm Dysfunction

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As for other aspects of metabolic regulation, circadian rhythm becomes increasingly disrupted with age. Researchers here provide evidence for falling NAD+ levels to be a proximate cause of this issue....