Cold Temperatures: The Key to Healthy Aging?
Cold temperatures trigger a cellular cleansing process that dismantles dangerous protein clumps, which are responsible for various age-related diseases. Recent research on various model organisms…
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New Research Indicates That Light Therapy May Slow Cardiovascular Aging
A recent study suggests that light therapy could be an effective means of slowing down cardiovascular aging. Light therapy has proven to be an effective…
New Understanding of Brain Aging Offers Hope for Treating Neurological Diseases Like Alzheimer’s
Researchers at the Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute (TBSI) have made a significant discovery regarding the aging process in the brain. For the first time, they…
Cell’s Savior: The Critical Role of Antioxidants From Mitochondria
The distribution of Coenzyme Q within a cell is regulated by mitochondria. Antioxidants are frequently touted as a panacea in the realm of nutrition and…
Avoiding Neurodegeneration: Scientists Discover That Managing Emotions Better Could Prevent Pathological Aging
A team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) has uncovered the ways in which negative emotions have a lasting impact on brain activity in older…
Hypermetabolism: An Unexpected Driver of Biological Aging
The solution could be linked to mitochondria, the energy-providing organelles in cells. This concept is not novel, but until now, there was a lack of…
Increasing Lifespan by 10%: Scientists Identify a New Promising Anti-Aging Drug
Researchers in New Zealand have discovered a drug that has the potential for longer and healthier aging. An Aotearoa New Zealand study, recently published in…
Researchers Identify a New Hallmark of Aging
A new mechanism of aging has been uncovered by researchers: the accumulation of sphingolipids. Ceramides, a widely known class of sphingolipids, build up in aging…
The Anti-Aging Secret of Ceramides: Scientists Discover Potential Key to Slowing Muscle Decline
As they age, both mice and humans tend to become less active and lose muscle mass and strength. Scientists led by Johan Auwerx at EPFL…
High Blood Pressure Medication Shown To Slow Aging and Extend Lifespan
Researchers have discovered that the hypertension drug rilmenidine can extend lifespan and slow aging. New research findings, published on January 20 in the journal Aging…
Affecting Longevity: Early Life Experiences Can Have Long-Lasting Impact on Genes
A new study in fruit flies, led by researchers at University College London (UCL), has found that experiences during early life can have a long-term…
Research Reveals That Early Retirement Can Accelerate Cognitive Decline
Early retirement can accelerate cognitive decline among the elderly, according to research conducted by faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York. Plamen Nikolov,…
Do Women Age Differently From Men?
Research on fruit flies has uncovered how the sex of the individual affects the response to the anti-aging drug rapamycin. The impact of medications can…
A High Salt Low Potassium Diet Can Increase Your Risk of Cognitive Decline
Dementia is a debilitating condition that affects a person’s ability to remember, think, and make decisions, making it difficult for them to perform everyday activities….
Good News for Aging Adults: Daily Stress Decreases With Age
Daily stress can have negative effects on an individual’s health, both physically and emotionally. However, recent research led by David Almeida, a professor of human…
Unlocking the Secrets of Aging: Researchers Discover Previously Unknown Mechanism That Drives Aging
A previously unknown mechanism that drives aging has been found to be universal across a range of different animals, including humans. A new study finds…
How Intermittent Fasting Extends Life Spans – Time-Restricted Eating Reshapes Gene Expression Throughout the Body
Salk researchers find that timing calorie intake synchronizes circadian rhythms across multiple systems in mice. Numerous studies have shown health benefits of time-restricted eating including…
Not Effective? Popular Anti-Aging Treatments Shown To Have a Limited Impact on Aging
A new study has examined the effectiveness of three treatment approaches that were previously thought to slow the aging process. However, when tested on mice,…