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Oct 14 2020

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A Healthy Lifestyle Correlates with Increased Life Span Even in People with Multiple Age-Related Conditions

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This assessment of epidemiological data shows that the gain in life expectancy that accompanies a healthy lifestyle is much the same whether or not an individual suffers from multiple age-related...

Oct 13 2020

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Attempting to Make Periodontal Stem Cells More Active in the Inflammatory Conditions of Periodontitis

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The state of chronic, unresolved inflammation in the diseased gums of periodontitis drives loss of bone and tissue. This occurs in part due to suppression of the activity of stem...

Oct 13 2020

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To What Degree do Bodily Microbiomes Beyond the Gut Contribute to the Chronic Inflammation of Aging?

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Most research on the microbial life of the body in the context of aging is focused on the gut microbiome, though a fair amount of investigation of oral microbial populations...

Oct 10 2020

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In Search of Common Transcriptional Regulators of Aging

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Are there common regulators of aging to be found among transcription factors? Sweeping, complex, tissue-specific and species-specific changes in gene expression take place over the course of aging. If these...

Oct 10 2020

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Incorporating Microelectronics into Bioartificial Blood Vessels

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Researchers here report on an interesting proof of concept, incorporating electronic device capabilities into the flexible biomaterials used as scaffolding for blood vessel tissue engineering. As a next generation technology...

Oct 09 2020

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An Example of the Beneficial Role of Senescence in Injury

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Researchers here provide an interesting demonstration of the beneficial role of transient cellular senescence in injury. Applying senolytics to selectively destroy senescent cells immediately following traumatic injury greatly worsens the...

Oct 09 2020

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Klotho in Aging and the Failing Kidney

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Klotho is one of the few longevity-associated genes with robustly demonstrated effects in both directions: reduce its expression and life span is reduced, increase its expression and life span is...

Oct 08 2020

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Lef1 Enables Skin Regeneration Without Scarring in Mice

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To achieve regeneration without scarring is an important goal in the medical research community. Some species are capable of proficient regeneration of even whole limbs or internal organs, but mammalian...

Oct 08 2020

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Markers of Chronic Inflammation Correlate with Age-Related Loss of Muscle Mass and Strength

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Chronic inflammation is a sizable component of aging. The immune system becomes inappropriately overactive, disrupting its normal participation in tissue maintenance, and producing alterations in the signaling environment that change...

Oct 07 2020

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The More Time Spent with High Blood Cholesterol, the Greater the Lifetime Risk of Heart Disease

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Researchers here suggest that the processes of atherosclerosis, leading to the buildup of fatty deposits that narrow and weaken blood vessels, are cumulative over time. One of the risk factors...