Living Organ Regenerated for First Time: Thymus Rebuilt in Mice
A team of scientists at the University of Edinburgh has succeeded in regenerating a living organ for the first time. The team rebuilt the...
New Study: Mild Exercise Delays Fundamental Process of Aging
We all know that too much food combined with too little exercise can add up to poor health and disease. But overeating and inactivity...
Huntington’s Disease Brain Degeneration Linked to Cysteine Deficiency
Working with genetically engineered mice, Johns Hopkins neuroscientists report they have identified what they believe is the cause of the vast disintegration of a...
Can Free Radicals Actually Help You Live Longer?
What is the secret to slowing aging and extending lifespan? Probably not antioxidants, according to new research published in the journal Cell.
Free radicals, the sometimes-toxic...
Novel Antioxidant Makes Old Arteries Young Again
An antioxidant that targets specific cell structures – mitochondria – may be able to reverse some of the negative effects of aging on arteries, reducing the...
Proteins Reduce Uptake of Calcium Crystals to Prevent Damage to Blood...
British researchers have identified two proteins in human blood that have been shown to reduce age-related damage caused to blood vessels while offering protection against atherosclerosis and arthritis.
Calcification is a...
Blocking Pain Receptors to Extend Lifespan, Boosts Metabolism
Blocking a pain receptor in mice not only extends their lifespan, it also gives them a more youthful metabolism, including an improved insulin response...
Use of Statins Linked to Drop in Physical Activity in Older...
One of the longest studies of its type has found that use of statins in older men is associated with less physical activity, a...
Fasting Induces Stem Cell Regeneration, Restores Immune System
In the first evidence of a natural intervention triggering stem cell-based regeneration of an organ or system, a study in the June 5 issue...
Brain Aging Accelerated by Lack of Sleep in Adults
Researchers at Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore (Duke-NUS) have found evidence that the less older adults sleep, the faster their brains age. These findings,...
Apple Peel Ingredient Prevents Muscle Wasting and Atrophy to Promote Stronger...
Researchers have identified a natural compound found in apple peels, Ursolic acid, as a candidate for preventing the widespread and debilitating muscle wasting condition that affects nearly everyone at...
Paper Calls for Preventing Diseases of Aging vs Fighting Chronic Illness
Medicine focuses almost entirely on fighting chronic diseases in a piecemeal fashion as symptoms develop. Instead, researchers writing in the journal Nature say more effort should...
