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A Tougher Extracellular Matrix Strengthens Tendons in Rats
Researchers have found that an upstream promoter of two extracellular matrix proteins increases healing and strength capabilities in the tendons of rats. Tendon injuries in older people Previous research has found that, like with many other […]
In ALS, Microglia Eat Living Neurons, Mistaking Them for Dead
A new study suggests that in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis – and possibly other neurodegenerative diseases – the brain’s immune cells devour stressed but still living neurons due to altered signaling [1]. The living dead Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis […]
How Old Fat Cells Trigger Inflammation and Raise Risks
Using cohort studies and a mouse model, researchers have found that the circulating factor ANGPTL8, which is produced by senescent fat cells, is related to age-related diseases and mortality in mice and people. Too much of a regulator […]
GenBio Launches a “Virtual Cell” AI Model
This AI startup, which lists Nobel laureate David Baker among its co-founders, has announced a “world model” of a cell that can simulate both its natural state and responses […]
How Senescence Spreads Between Brain Cells
Researchers have gone into deep detail regarding how each of five senescent brain cell types expresses and receives factors that encourage other cells to become senescent. […]
A Million-Person Study Finds a Protective Metabolic Gene
A massive human genetics study identified rare folliculin-interacting protein 1 (FNIP1) mutations associated with favorable metabolism and much lower cardiometabolic […]
A Drug Combination Fights Both Senescence and Cancer
In Aging, the Conboys and their team have described how a combination treatment kills both senescent and cancer cells and lengthens the lives of […]
The Thymus Hormone Thymulin Reduces Inflammaging in Mice
A recent study identified the thymus hormone thymulin as a molecule with the potential to reduce inflammation in an age-dependent manner. Treating cancer-bearing mice with this molecule made other cancer treatments more effective [1]. […]
Why Affecting Aging in Complex Organisms Is So Hard
A new study proposes a theoretical framework that explains why the more complex an animal is, the harder it is to move the needle on its rate of aging [1]. A problem of great complexity […]
A New Target Against High Blood Pressure
Researchers have discovered why the protein AGGF1 has significant effects on blood pressure and published their findings in Aging Cell. Blood pressure is […]
Wei-Wu He: People Should Become the CEOs of Their Own Health
Human Longevity Inc., a company founded in 2013 by a trio of visionaries – Craig Venter, Peter Diamandis, and Robert Hariri – initially inspired high hopes. Several years and several hundred million dollars later, however, the company entered what […]
A New Transcriptomic Clock for Intervention Analysis
A team of researchers has developed Pasta, a transcriptomic clock that accurately predicts the age-related effects of various compounds and gene expressions. Epigenetics versus transcriptomics The authors begin by discussing the strengths and limitations of conventional methylation-based epigenetic […]
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