Gerontology

Prolonging youth

The fragrance of a woman

Female mice that sniffed the scent of adult females lived on average eight percent longer than females from the control group.

28.11.2022

Prolonging youth

Against cancer and sarcopenia

Antibodies against the CD47 membrane protein not only fight cancer, but also restore the muscle mass of old mice.

23.11.2022

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Aging immunity

Flu and other colds are especially dangerous for the elderly due to the reduced activity of macrophages in their lungs.

11.11.2022

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Muscle aging and chromatin

In old muscle stem cells, chromatin is characterized by greater openness, that is, a chronic activated state.

07.11.2022

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Another factor of aging

Lipids that prevent chronic inflammation in the brain and the development of neurodegenerative disorders are destroyed with age.

03.11.2022

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Treatment of depression will keep the mind

Older people with depression who have received treatment have a lower risk of developing dementia over time than people with untreated depression.

26.10.2022

Prolonging youth

Insidious zombie cells

Treatment with senolytics — anti—aging drugs that purify aging cells - can give dangerous side effects.

25.10.2022

Prolonging youth

Stress delays aging

Controlled stress response in roundworm cells slowed down aging and increased life expectancy.

21.10.2022

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The benefits of "zombie cells"

Some aged cells are embedded in young healthy tissues and contribute to normal recovery after damage.

17.10.2022

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Rejuvenating hematopoietic protein

Hematopoietic stem cells age heterogeneously: the TAZ protein probably keeps some of them young.

13.10.2022

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Anti-aging and neurodegeneration

The administration of lipoxin reversed memory loss in mice in which inflammatory reactions were provoked.

13.10.2022

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Age versus Genetics

As we age, individual differences in DNA have less and less influence on susceptibility to age-related diseases.

11.10.2022

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How the kidneys age

The number of stem cells in the kidneys decreases with age, and aging stem cells lose their ability to divide and resistance to damaging factors.

11.10.2022

Prolonging youth

"Plastomitin": wait 10 years

The project "Iona Skulachev" is being developed at Lomonosov Moscow State University under the leadership of Academician Vladimir Skulachev.

10.10.2022

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Super Neurons of superstars

The neurons in the brains of so-called superstars are much larger than those of their peers and even people 20-30 years younger.

04.10.2022

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The main predictor of longevity

It turned out to be a physical function– the ability to go grocery shopping or do housework, not illness.

03.10.2022

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Autoimmune Alzheimer's

Alzheimer's disease may be an autoimmune disease, and beta-amyloid mistakenly damages normal brain cells.

30.09.2022

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Aging and loneliness

Loneliness increases the biological age by 1.65 years – more than smoking and other bad habits and living in a dysfunctional environment.

27.09.2022

Prolonging youth

An accidental discovery

German molecular biologists accidentally extended the life of nematode worms for several days with the help of gene therapy.

21.09.2022

Theories of aging

Aging and proteins

Apparently, protein aggregation in aging cells can be observed in more diseases of aging than is commonly believed.

16.09.2022