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How Part of the Krebs Cycle Affects Senescence
Researchers have discovered how and why α-ketoglutaric acid (AKG) affects cellular senescence and how a small molecule may be useful in affecting this process. They published their findings in Cell Reports. A crucial molecule […]
Targeting an Inflammatory Pathway Fights Alzheimer’s
Scientists have discovered that a rare mutation protects against Alzheimer’s disease by dampening a central inflammatory pathway. They recapitulated these results using a small molecule [1]. The woman who beat […]
Lipid Metabolite Rejuvenates Muscle Stem Cells in Mice
A recent study investigated the effect of a single treatment of prostaglandin E2 on improving muscle strength and rejuvenating muscle stem cells in mice. The researchers explored the molecular and epigenetic aspects underlying this rejuvenation [1]. Aging muscle stem cells […]
Senolytics May Treat Some Long-Term Viral Lung Damage
In Aging Cell, researchers have published their findings that mice exposed to influenza experience long-term consequences that can be partially ameliorated with senolytics. Post-viral syndromes Long before the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus […]
Longevity Policy, Advocacy in the Spotlight at Vitalist Bay
Just several years ago, longevity conferences were few and far between. Today, there’s no shortage of them. Happening regularly around the globe, they foster scientific debate and showcase geroscience advances […]
Engineering Microglia to Deliver an Anti-Alzheimer’s Drug
In Cell Stem Cell, researchers have described how genetically engineered microglia can be used to deliver therapeutic proteins to the brain. The blood-brain barrier Delivering […]
Longer Reproductive Spans Linked to Younger Brains in Women
Analysis of over a thousand postmenopausal women suggests that women with longer reproductive spans, earlier first period (menarche), and later menopause experience slower brain aging [1]. Linking sex hormones to brain health The female reproductive […]
Financial Behavior Might Help Diagnose Dementia Early
By analyzing a large UK dataset, scientists have identified various financial behaviors that might point to dementia years before it leads to loss […]
A New Method of Modifying Stem Cells
Researchers have investigated a never-before-used method of transfecting senescent mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and published their results In the Cell journal Molecular Therapy Nucleic Acids. Detergents for gene therapy Altering the genetics of a living person is much trickier than […]
A Popular Sweetener Adversely Affects Blood Vessels
A new study has lent more support to previous epidemiological data that ties the popular sugar substitute erythritol to elevated cardiovascular risk [1]. Deceptively sweet Sugar substitutes have been around for decades, and while […]
Preventing CRISPR From Causing Senescence
Researchers publishing in Cell Reports Medicine have taken a look at what causes CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing technology to drive cells senescent and investigated a potential method of preventing it. Breaking and repairing DNA Genetic engineering of living […]
How Gut Microbiota Impact Endothelial Cell Senescence
In a recent study that included data from humans, mice, and cell culture experiments, researchers demonstrated that gut microbes and […]
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