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A Short-Term High-Fat Diet Harms Memory in Mice
Scientists have demonstrated that even two days on a Western-like high-fat diet reduce hippocampal glucose availability, which activates a subset of inhibitory neurons and causes memory problems in mice [1]. Is it […]
How Macrophages Manage Obesity and Change With Age
In Nature Aging, researchers have identified and categorized several macrophage subtypes, including a subtype that appears with aging and another that manages nerve function. Not all macrophages follow […]
Microplastics Cause Cognitive Deficits in APOE4 Mice
Scientists have demonstrated that short-term exposure to microplastics causes Alzheimer’s-like effects in mice expressing human APOE4 versus APOE3. These effects were sex-dependent, mirroring the disease in […]
Epigenetic Clocks Do Not Perfectly Capture Metabolic Health
In Aging Cell, researchers have published their surprising findings that epigenetic clocks are not significantly related to most measurements of metabolic health after weight loss interventions. The […]
Regular Glucosamine Use Linked to Fewer Chronic Diseases
An analysis of UK Biobank data showed an association between regular glucosamine use and significantly lower risks of seven non-communicable chronic diseases [1]. A common supplement Glucosamine, […]
Microglial Aging Is Determined by Their Environment
A new preprint study from Calico has found that the local brain environment is the primary driver of microglial aging. After being transplanted into old brains, […]
Study Boosts Brain Mitochondria, Rescues Memory in Mice
Scientists have found a way to directly stimulate the assembly of Complex I in mitochondria, rescuing memory deficits in mouse models of Alzheimer’s and frontotemporal dementia [1]. Mitochondrial signal transducers Many neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease, are associated […]
A Mechanism Behind Protein Aggregation Discovered
Scientists have found a pathway that regulates protein aggregation, a cause of several age-related neurodegenerative diseases. United by abnormal protein aggregation Most neurodegenerative diseases are age-related, and many of them are similar in other ways. For instance, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis […]
Some Bioethicists Promote Lifespan Limitation
A paper published in Bioethics makes a startling case for people to die at 100 years old rather than live as long as they might choose. Deathism is […]
Cancer Cells Transfer Mitochondria to Fibroblasts
Scientists have discovered that cancer cells recruit fibroblasts to support tumor growth by transferring mitochondria into them. Blocking this process might […]
A Non-Viral Gene Therapy Restores Mouse Hearts
A recent study investigated the roles of brown adipose tissue and a lipid-controlling hormone, 12,13-diHOME, in cardiac health. The researchers examined […]
Two People Almost Died at RAADfest. We Went to the Experts.
Two people nearly died, and several more sought treatment, after receiving peptide injections at the last RAADfest in Las Vegas. We might not know what happened until the ongoing investigations are concluded, but we asked several experts to […]
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