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AI Extracts Broader Health Insights From Routine CT Scans
A new study suggests that CT scans can provide information about a wide range of conditions, including some not typically diagnosed through imaging. Direct comparison with human radiologists is the next step [1]. Getting more […]
An RNA Regulator Mitigates Senescence in Blood Vessels
Researchers publishing in Aging Cell have found that the regulatory protein MTR4 fights DNA damage in the blood vessel lining but decreases with aging. Vulnerable by nature This paper begins by noting the properties, and aging, of […]
Blocking STING Helps Preserve Bone in Aging Mice
A new study links STING-mediated signals from marrow fat cells to inflammation and declining NAD⁺ levels in bone-forming cells. Interrupting this pathway helped preserve aging bone [1]. Making old […]
Making SIRT1 and NAD+ Therapies Work in People
Reviewers publishing in Biology have elucidated SIRT1 functional reserve as an aspect of aging, describing how its depletion is an upstream cause of age-related […]
Menopausal Serum Protein Changes May Predict Brain Health
A recent analysis of serum protein changes identified 16 proteins related to inflammatory, synaptic, metabolic, and Alzheimer’s disease processes whose levels change […]
Low-Fat Vegan Diet Shows Benefits in Type 2 Diabetes
A human trial found that even without caloric restriction, a low-fat, plant-based diet improved blood sugar control, reduced liver fat, and lowered the quantity […]
An Anti-Senescence Gene May Fight Spinal Disc Deterioration
In Aging Cell, a team of researchers has described how a little-known gene, ZNF865, has a significant influence on back pain through the […]
Gut Bacteria Molecule Slows Atherosclerosis in Mice
A new study highlights a fatty acid produced by a particular genus of bacteria as a “natural statin,” suggesting a new way of treating atherosclerosis [1]. Bacteria and […]
Untangling Differences in Senescent Cellular Signaling
In Aging, researchers have described the differences between the secretions of cells driven senescent through a cancer gene and cells that stopped proliferating […]
Declining Autophagy Impairs Senescent Cell Clearance
A new study links an age-related decline in cellular maintenance to impaired immune clearance. Activating the pathway reduced signs of senescence in aged mice [1]. Senescence and autophagy Cellular senescence, which occurs when cells […]
The Biomarkers That Predict Mortality Risk
Researchers have discovered key biomarkers that are strongly linked to all-cause mortality and identified four measurements with independent predictive power. Biological versus […]
FDA Leaders Name Longevity a Priority at ARDD
At a panel in Boston, senior officials announced plans to include aging in the agency’s regulatory science agenda and discussed […]
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