January 10, 2024
A new study published in BMC Psychiatry reviewed literature that links perceived stress during pregnancy with newborns' telomere length [1]. Lifelong impact of telomere length Telomeres are protective caps at the end of chromosomes. The shortening of the telomeres, which happens with each DNA replication cycle [2], is one of the Hallmarks of Aging. Why...
September 11, 2023
Since its launch in 2016, Rejuvenation Technologies, located in Mountain View, California, has been developing a therapeutic to restore telomeres in humans. The company has been in stealth mode for a number of years, but there is finally some news! Reversing a decade of telomere loss in one treatment Rejuvenation Technologies has created a method...
June 05, 2023
Researchers publishing in Cell Proliferation have described factors that appear to give old muscle stem cells the ability to effectively proliferate and differentiate for a very long time. When renewal runs out Why we Age: Stem Cell ExhaustionStem cell exhaustion is the age-related deficiency of stem cells. This particular hallmark is directly responsible for many...
October 06, 2022
Researchers publishing in BMC Medicine have found that there is a relationship between biomarkers of aging and measurements of health and mental well-being [1]. "Healthy lifestyle" is not just a phrase It is very well known that unhealthy behaviors are strongly linked to adverse health outcomes. For example, alcoholism is a significant risk factor for...
July 14, 2022
An in-depth preprint published in bioRxiv has thoroughly described how separate tissues lose proteostasis in different ways. Why we Age: Loss of ProteostasisThe loss of proteostasis is the failure of the protein building machinery of the cell and the accumulation of misfolded proteins, which is one of the root causes of age-related diseases, including Alzheimer's...
June 27, 2022
An extremely comprehensive review published in Food Science & Biotechnology has summarized the current state of research regarding cellular senescence and basic dietary components. An aging-focused outlook The researchers begin their paper with a discussion of aging, citing a paper that frames it in terms of homeostasis and physiological decline [1]. They discuss its primacy...