New Yale Study Pinpoints Key Pathway in Inflammation and Aging
A newly published study from Yale University details the critical role IL-10 plays in controlling inflammation and the possible implications for preventing or treating cell…
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Eating Better Can Help You Live a Healthier, Longer Life
As of now science says the best prescription to slow the effects of aging is regular exercise and a healthy diet, while maintaining a healthy…
Yale Study Shows Risk Avoidance in Older Adults is Related to Brain Anatomy, Not Age
New research from Yale University and NYU reveals that older adults are less inclined to take risks due to changes in brain anatomy rather than…
New Yale Study Links Childbearing to Accelerated Aging
New research from Yale University reveals the first evidence that childbearing may cause accelerated aging in women. The researchers tested 100 healthy postmenopausal women from…
Experimental Alzheimer’s Drug J147 Shows Anti-Aging Effects
New research from the Salk Institute shows that the experimental Alzheimer’s drug J147 has a host of unexpected anti-aging effects in animals. The Salk team…
New Synthetic Process Provides a Better View of Diabetes, Inflammation, and Human Aging
In a newly published study, scientists describe the new synthesis, as well as a new synthetic methodology, that offers a better glimpse into diabetes and…
Scientists Reveal Previously Unknown Subunits of Telomerase
Scientists from UCLA have produced the clearest-ever images of telomerase. This new research could lead to new strategies for treating disease, aging, and cancer. An…
Study Shows Calorie-Restricting Diets Slow Aging
Neuroscientists show that calorie-reduced diets stop the normal rise and fall in activity levels of close to 900 different genes linked to aging and memory…
Dietary Cocoa Flavanols Reverse Age-Related Memory Decline in Older Adults
A new study from Columbia University Medical Center shows that dietary cocoa flavanols reverse age-related memory decline in healthy older adults. New York, New York…
UCLA Study Shows That Obesity Accelerates Aging of the Liver
A newly published study is the first to evaluate the effect of body weight on the biological ages of a variety of human tissues, revealing…
Biologists Delay the Aging Process by Increasing AMPK Gene
Working with fruit flies, UCLA biologists showed that increasing the amount of the AMPK gene in fruit flies’ intestines increased their lifespans by about 30…
Naturally Occurring Molecule Enhances Defense Mechanisms Against Neurodegenerative Diseases
Scientists have discovered that a substance called N-acetylglucosamine has the ability to enhance defense mechanisms against neurodegenerative diseases, clear toxic protein aggregates and extend life…
Researchers Identify Major Obstacle to Converting Cells Back to Their Youthful State
Researchers from Yale University have identified a major obstacle to converting cells back to their youthful state — the speed of the cell cycle, or…
Scientists Reverse the Signs of Aging in Mice
By administering a molecule that is naturally produced by the human body scientists restored communication between the nucleus and mitochondria inside cells in older mice,…
New Demographic Data Show How Diversely Different Species Age
Based on the results of a long-term data collection project, a new study shows how different species age, unveiling diversity of aging processes that no…
Newly Sequenced Genome of ‘Sacred Lotus’ May Hold Anti-Aging Secrets
Scientists have sequenced the genome of the ‘sacred lotus,” a finding that could reveal many secrets about aging and genetic defects. A team of 70…
Increased Parkin Gene Levels Can Delay the Aging Process
In a new study, UCLA researchers increased parkin levels in the cells of fruit flies, discovering that this extended their life span by more than…
BubR1 Protein Could Fight Cancer & Aging
Scientists have discovered a protein that seems to protect animals from cancer and other deficiencies of old age, with no downsides. The research on protein…