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  • Engineered Stem Cells Reduce Lung Fibrosis in Mice

    Engineered Stem Cells Reduce Lung Fibrosis in Mice

    In Molecular Therapy, researchers have described their creation of cells that express the regenerative factor GDF11 and found that they ameliorate fibrosis in a mouse model. Context-dependent benefits Like sirtuins and klotho, GDF11 is a biochemical factor that has […]
  • A Hallucinogenic Mushroom Compound Extends Mouse Lifespan

    A Hallucinogenic Mushroom Compound Extends Mouse Lifespan

    Researchers investigated psilocybin, a psychedelic compound found in hallucinogenic mushrooms, for its anti-aging properties. They found that it extends cellular and organismal lifespan, even when administered later in life [1]. […]
  • How Blood-Brain Barrier Leaks Make Parkinson’s Worse

    How Blood-Brain Barrier Leaks Make Parkinson’s Worse

    Researchers have discovered how α-synuclein (α-syn), a key protein in Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementia, leads to inflammation and disruption of the axons in the brain. Failure of the barrier Unlike […]
  • Scientists Successfully Edit Mitochondrial DNA

    Scientists Successfully Edit Mitochondrial DNA

    A new study demonstrates that novel gene-editing tools can correct disease-causing mutations in mitochondrial DNA in primary human cells [1]. Smaller editing tools needed Genome-editing tools such as CRISPR were one of the greatest scientific breakthroughs of this century. However, […]
  • Senolytics May Affect Inflammation-Related Cognitive Decline

    Senolytics May Affect Inflammation-Related Cognitive Decline

    Researchers have found that inflamed, senescent microglia prune too many synapses in the hippocampus and demonstrated that a senolytic compound can ameliorate this process in Aging Cell. Some synapse pruning is normal During brain development, the […]
  • Inflammaging Might Not Be Universal Across Populations

    Inflammaging Might Not Be Universal Across Populations

    By comparing data from industrialized and non-industrialized societies, a new study calls into question some assumptions about the relationship between inflammation and aging [1]. Harmful protection Inflammation accompanies us throughout our entire lives. Without […]

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