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The main reasons

The top 10 risk factors for Alzheimer's disease included both obvious dangers and unexpected signs for scientists.

24.07.2020
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Two ways of aging

Aging is a programmable decision–making process, not just an accumulation of harmful changes.

20.07.2020
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Loci of longevity

The study of genomic loci helped to find a potential key to slowing down aging, as well as a long and healthy life in general.

17.07.2020
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An unusual model of aging

The authors of a recently published article suggest considering pregnancy as a process somewhat similar to aging.

09.07.2020
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Aging and gene expression

Studying the molecular mechanisms of protein biosynthesis helps to understand the fundamental mechanisms underlying aging processes.

06.07.2020
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Over the plan

In human embryos in which the CRISPR/Cas editing apparatus has worked, unplanned chromosomal rearrangements appear.

02.07.2020
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Protein of centenarians

The mitochondrial protein humanin is associated with an increase in life expectancy and a decrease in the risk of age-related diseases.

30.06.2020
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Epigenetic clock

Biologist Vadim Gladyshev, professor at Harvard Medical School, on aging, DNA and biological age of organs.

30.06.2020
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Not just Alzheimer's

"Non-canonical" proteins have been found in the plaques of patients with Alzheimer's disease, indicating new forms of dementia.

29.06.2020
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Senile dementia and microflora

People suffering from inflammatory bowel diseases have more than twice the risk of dementia.

26.06.2020
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New marker

By the rate of accumulation of mutations, it is possible to predict how many years a person will live, and in women – to predict the period of fertility.

19.06.2020
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Markers of aging

Excerpt from Polina Loseva's book "Counterclockwise: What is aging and how to deal with it" by Alpina non-fiction Publishing house.

03.06.2020
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Does aging begin with lymphocytes?

Due to energy problems, aging T cells provoke a general inflammation that causes the body to age faster.

29.05.2020
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The secret is in the mitochondria

Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for the Biology of Aging have identified a new mechanism of aging associated with mitochondria and lysosomes.

20.05.2020
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Protect neurons from aging

Scientists have prevented neuronal DNA damage in mice caused by an age-related deficiency of the HDAC1 enzyme.

19.05.2020
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APOE4 opens the way to the brain

The APOE4 protein in carriers of its gene begins to destroy the blood-brain barrier even before the clinical manifestations of the disease.

12.05.2020
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The rate of aging

The new tool measures the rate of biological aging of the body by DNA methylation and allows you to assess the impact of various factors on it.

06.05.2020
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The role of mutations in aging

The accumulation of mutations during life does not affect the overall and healthy life expectancy as much as compared with rare congenital mutations.

28.04.2020
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The Y chromosome and aging

On the lines of females with an extra Y chromosome and males without a Y chromosome, researchers have confirmed that it is she who shortens the life of fruit flies.

28.04.2020