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May 14 2020

Medicine, Biotech, Research

A Biomarker of Aging Based on Protein Glycosylation Patterns

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Today I’ll note the development of a commercial aging clock based on glycosylation patterns of immunoglobulin G, a marker for the inflammatory status of the immune system, by startup biotech...

May 14 2020

Daily News

Ten Weeks of Resistance Training in 60-Year-Olds Doubles NAD+ Levels in Muscle Tissue

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When looking at any of the work presently taking place on improving metabolism in older individuals, whether by stress response upregulation, or by improving mitochondrial function, it is always worth...

May 14 2020

Daily News

Increased Levels of IL-4 Observed in Macular Degeneration

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The wet form of age-related macular degeneration involves an excessive growth of blood vessels behind the retina, disrupting structure to produce a progressive and presently irreversible loss of vision. Researchers...

May 13 2020

Medicine, Biotech, Research

Mitochondrial Complex I Subunit Protein Abundance Correlates with Mammalian Species Longevity

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The gerontology community is most interested in identifying and quantifying the mechanisms that determine species longevity. Why do different mammalian species have radically different life spans, from the year of...

May 13 2020

Daily News

Plasma from Young Rats Reduces Epigenetic Age Measures and Senescent Cell Burden in Old Rats

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This study is interesting on a few counts. Firstly, transfusion of old individuals with plasma from young individuals has failed to produce usefully large benefits in human trials, and the...

May 13 2020

Daily News

Physical Activity Slows the Consequences of Aging

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We live in a world in which most people do not undertake anywhere near the level of physical activity that is optimal. Thus adding greater physical activity as a lifestyle...

May 12 2020

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Antihistamines may help patients with malignant melanoma

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Can a very common allergy medicine improve survival among patients suffering from the serious skin cancer, malignant melanoma? A new study indicates that this may be the case.

May 12 2020

2020, Anti-Aging

Does it really matter who does your treatment?

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This a a great question, partly because I wouldn’t have thought of it.  So thank you!I The short answer is; it IS important who does it because technique in almost...

May 12 2020

Medicine, Biotech, Research

Advocating for Senolytics to Prevent Accelerated Aging Resulting from Cancer Treatment

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Chemotherapy and radiotherapy remain the presently dominant forms of cancer treatment. Immunotherapies are making slow inroads, but remain a minority of all treatments. Both chemotherapy and radiotherapy kill cells and...

May 12 2020

Daily News

SENS Research Foundation on COVID-19 and Aging

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SENS Research Foundation here explains why COVID-19, like near all infectious disease, is far worse for the old. It isn’t just a matter of the decline of immune function, though...