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April 25, 2024

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Innovative Microscopy Demystifies Metabolism of Alzheimer's

Apr. 23, 2024 — Using state-of-the-art microscopy techniques, researchers have shed new light on the underlying mechanisms driving Alzheimer's ...

Calorie Restriction Study Reveals Complexities in How Diet Impacts Aging

Apr. 17, 2024 — The rate at which human cells age is influenced by multiple interconnected factors. New research examined how restricting calories influences telomere length and biological ...

Take It from the Rats: A Junk Food Diet Can Cause Long-Term Damage to Adolescent Brains

Apr. 15, 2024 — A study on the effects of a junk food diet on rats reinforces scientific understanding about the gut-brain ...

Human Muscle Map Reveals How We Try to Fight Effects of Aging

Apr. 15, 2024 — The first comprehensive cell atlas of aging human muscle reveals the intricate genetic and cellular processes behind muscle deterioration and mechanisms to counteract ...

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New Approach to Tackle Muscle Loss in Aging

Apr. 22, 2024 — A specific protein, TP53INP2, might prevent muscle loss associated with aging. A new study indicates that high levels of this protein are linked to greater muscle strength and healthier aging. This ...

People Think 'Old Age' Starts Later Than It Used To, Study Finds

Apr. 22, 2024 — Middle-aged and older adults believe that old age begins later in life than their peers did decades ago, according to a new ...

Researchers Find That Accelerated Aging Biology in the Placenta Contributes to a Rare Form of Pregnancy-Related Heart Failure

Apr. 17, 2024 — In a new study, researchers show that elevated levels of proteins related to cellular senescence, or aging, in the blood and the placenta are linked ...

Protecting Brain Cells With Cannabinol

Apr. 17, 2024 — Scientists created four cannabis-derived CBN analogs (chemical look-a-likes) with enhanced neuroprotective properties and potential for therapeutic application in neurological disorders like ...

Common HIV Treatments May Aid Alzheimer's Disease Patients

Apr. 16, 2024 — Scientists have identified promising real-world links between common HIV drugs and a reduced incidence of Alzheimer's ...

Specific Nasal Cells Protect Against COVID-19 in Children

Apr. 15, 2024 — Important differences in how the nasal cells of young and elderly people respond to the SARS-CoV-2 virus, could explain why children typically experience milder COVID-19 symptoms, a new study ...

Impact of Aldehydes on DNA Damage and Aging

Apr. 10, 2024 — Researchers have discovered the connection between aldehydes, organic compounds produced by cells as part of metabolic processes, and rapid aging. Their findings indicate a potential treatment for ...

Scientists Identify Pro-Aging 'Sugar Signature' in the Blood of People Living With HIV

Apr. 10, 2024 — Scientists have identified sugar abnormalities in the blood that may promote biological aging and inflammation in people living with ...

Tiny Brain Bubbles Carry Complete Codes

Apr. 8, 2024 — Scientists discovered that the biological instructions within these vesicles differed significantly in postmortem brain samples donated from patients suffering from Alzheimer's ...

Pregnancy Accelerates Biological Aging in a Healthy, Young Adult Population

Apr. 8, 2024 — Pregnancy may carry a cost, reports a new study. The research shows that women who reported having been pregnant looked biologically older than women who had never been pregnant, and women who had ...

Disparities in Sleep Health and Insomnia May Begin at a Young Age

Apr. 8, 2024 — Children and teens from racial and ethnic minority groups are disproportionately affected by persistent insomnia symptoms that begin in childhood and continue through young adulthood, according to a ...

RNA That Doesn't Age

Apr. 5, 2024 — Certain RNA molecules in the nerve cells in the brain last a life time without being renewed. Neuroscientists have now demonstrated that this. RNAs are generally short-lived molecules that are ...

Functional Capacity in Old Age Is Like an Ecosystem That May Collapse When Disrupted

Apr. 5, 2024 — In old age, a tighter interlinkage between different domains of functional capacity may indicate a loss of system resilience. When functional capacity domains are tightly interconnected, a disruption ...

Nerve Cells Not Entirely 'Young at Heart'

Apr. 4, 2024 — Most human nerve cells last a lifetime without renewal. A trait echoed within the cells' components, some enduring as long as the organism ...

Blended Antioxidant Supplement Improves Cognition and Memory in Aged Mice

Apr. 2, 2024 — Cell damage from oxidative stress is a major underlying cause of age-related cognitive and muscle strength decline. Antioxidants can reduce oxidative stress and prevent age-related health decline. A ...

App May Pave Way to Treatments for No. 1 Dementia in Under-60s

Apr. 1, 2024 — A smartphone app could enable greater participation in clinical trials for people with frontotemporal dementia (FTD), a devastating neurological disorder that often manifests in ...

New Imaging Method Illuminates Oxygen's Journey in the Brain

Mar. 28, 2024 — A new bioluminescence imaging technique has created highly detailed, and visually striking, images of the movement of oxygen in the brains of mice. The method, which can be easily replicated by other ...

Familial Alzheimer's Disease Transferred Via Bone Marrow Transplant in Mice

Mar. 28, 2024 — Familial Alzheimer's disease can be transferred via bone marrow transplant, researchers show. When the team transplanted bone marrow stem cells from mice carrying a hereditary version of ...

Reverse Effects of Trauma? Older Brain Cells Linger Unexpectedly Before Their Death

Mar. 28, 2024 — Researchers report that mature oligodendrocytes -- the central nervous system cells critical for brain function -- cling to life following a fatal trauma for much, much longer than scientists knew. ...

Making Long-Term Memories Requires Nerve-Cell Damage

Mar. 27, 2024 — Just as you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs, scientists have found that you can't make long-term memories without DNA damage and brain ...

Risk Factors for Faster Aging in the Brain Revealed in New Study

Mar. 27, 2024 — Researchers have used data from UK Biobank participants to reveal that diabetes, traffic-related air pollution and alcohol intake are the most harmful out of 15 modifiable risk factors for ...

Researchers Discover a Mechanism That Could Improve Platinum-Based Cancer Therapy

Mar. 27, 2024 — Researchers say they have discovered that the protein puromycin-sensitive aminopeptidase (NPEPPS) plays a role in regulating response to platinum chemotherapy in patients with bladder ...

Old Immune Systems Revitalized in Mouse Study, Improving Vaccine Response

Mar. 27, 2024 — Those with aging immune systems struggle to fight off novel viruses and respond weakly to vaccination. Researchers were able to revitalize the immune system in ...

Memory Self-Test Via Smartphone Can Identify Early Signs of Alzheimer's Disease

Mar. 27, 2024 — Dedicated memory tests on smartphones enable the detection of 'mild cognitive impairment', a condition that may indicate Alzheimer's disease, with high ...

Researchers Show That Introduced Tardigrade Proteins Can Slow Metabolism in Human Cells

Mar. 26, 2024 — Tardigrade proteins are potential candidates in technologies centered on slowing the aging process and in long-term storage of human ...

New Treatment Target Identified for Alzheimer's Disease

Mar. 26, 2024 — Researchers have identified a new potential target for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease -- PDE4B. The researchers observed that AD mice showed memory deficits in maze tests, but memory was ...

Common Degenerative Brain Disease May Begin to Develop in Middle Age

Mar. 26, 2024 — Lewy body disease may be more common in middle-aged people than previously thought, according to a recent study. In the study, almost one in ten of over 50-year-olds were found to have tissue markers ...

Human Brains Are Getting Larger: That May Be Good News for Dementia Risk

Mar. 25, 2024 — A new study has found human brains are getting bigger. The increased size may lead to a brain reserve, potentially reducing the risk of ...

The Aging Brain: Protein Mapping Furnishes New Insights

Mar. 22, 2024 — For the neurons in the brain to work smoothly and be able to process information, the central nervous system needs a strictly regulated environment. This is maintained by the blood-brain barrier, ...

Novel Genetic Variants Associated With Alzheimer's Disease

Mar. 21, 2024 — A new study has identified 17 genetic variants that may influence Alzheimer's disease risk, putting researchers one step closer to uncovering biological pathways to target for future treatment ...