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Rejuvenation Roundup November 2021
December 1, 2021
While new variants of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic make the headlines, heart disease and cancer remain the top causes of death, and the mortality rates of all three maladies rise
Metformin Alleviates Cognitive Impairment in Long-Term Study
November 30, 2021
Scientists have confirmed yet another positive effect of metformin: its prolonged use by people with diabetes lowers the risk of cognitive impairment and cerebral small vessel disease [1]. A meta-drug?
Mitochondrial Calcium Uptake and Sarcopenia
November 29, 2021
A team of researchers publishing in Cell Death & Disease has found that the age-related decline of mitochondrial calcium uptake family member 3 (MICU3), a regulator of mitochondrial function, is
Dr. Jean Hébert on Brain Regeneration at EARD2021
November 26, 2021
At Ending Age-Related Diseases 2021, Elena Milova interviewed Dr. Jean Hébert on how the human brain can be restored to youthful function. Script Elena: Greetings to the participants of Ending
Rapamycin Prevents Stem Cells from Growing Too Big
November 26, 2021
Researchers have found that hematopoietic stem cells lose function as they grow larger and that rapamycin can alleviate this effect [1]. When cells become obese When it comes to cells, size
p21 Expression Is a Delayed Death Sentence for Cells
November 25, 2021
Researchers publishing in Science have found that the well-known biomarker p21 starts a fatal timer for mouse liver cells. Get better or die As the researchers demonstrate, the cyclin-dependent kinase
Meditation Practices To Combat Alzheimer’s Disease
November 24, 2021
A team of researchers, including Dr. Olga M Limecki of TU Dresden University, has published a review on the effect of mindfulness meditation and loving-kindness compassion meditation (LKCM) and proposed
Effects Of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy On Aged Skin
November 24, 2021
Recent experiments published in the latest issue of Aging associate hyperbaric oxygen therapy with improvements in several biomarkers of skin aging. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) In HBOT, patients are exposed
Martin Borch Jensen: Cutting the Gordian Knot of Aging
November 23, 2021
Before founding Impetus Grants, a non-profit that aims to speed up longevity research by handing out money to scientists, minus the bureaucracy, Martin Borch Jensen did his doctorate in the
The Longevity Biotechnology Association: A United Voice
November 22, 2021
The launch of the Longevity Biotechnology Association (LBA), announced on November 17th in London, looks like a tectonic shift for the longevity field. We have asked some of the founders
Steps Towards a Vaccine for Alzheimer’s Disease
November 22, 2021
A team of researchers publishing in the Nature publication Molecular Psychiatry has described how a newly discovered interaction of amyloid beta (Aβ) is being used in the development of a
Education Has A Positive Impact On Cognitive Decline
November 19, 2021
A study published in Nature Aging has shown that educated people retain more brain system segregation, a marker of cognitive health [1]. This suggests that brain exercise has valuable long-term
Understanding How Young Blood Helps Old Mice
November 18, 2021
A preprint published on bioRxiv, whose authors include well-known biogerontologist Vadim Gladyshev, has shown us many interesting details of the effects that heterochronic parabiosis has on aging mice. An old
Data Released from the NIA Long Life Family Study
November 17, 2021
Since 2005, a team of researchers in Denmark and the United States have been conducting the National Institute on Aging’s Long Life Family Study (LLFS). Enrolled in the study were
Senolytic Therapy Shows Potential for Stroke Recovery
November 17, 2021
The newest study published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences investigates the role senescent cells may play in cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury and how senolytic therapy may be beneficial for
Rejuvenation Roundup November 2021
December 1, 2021
While new variants of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic make the headlines, heart disease and cancer remain the top causes of death, and the mortality rates of all three maladies rise sharply with advanced age. Let’s see what steps we’ve taken against aging in November. LEAF News
Metformin Alleviates Cognitive Impairment in Long-Term Study
November 30, 2021
Scientists have confirmed yet another positive effect of metformin: its prolonged use by people with diabetes lowers the risk of cognitive impairment and cerebral small vessel disease [1]. A meta-drug? Metformin is one of the top candidate geroprotective (life-prolonging) drugs for several reasons. First, it has
Mitochondrial Calcium Uptake and Sarcopenia
November 29, 2021
A team of researchers publishing in Cell Death & Disease has found that the age-related decline of mitochondrial calcium uptake family member 3 (MICU3), a regulator of mitochondrial function, is associated with sarcopenia, the aging-associated loss of muscle. Why mitochondria control their calcium uptake The calcium
Dr. Jean Hébert on Brain Regeneration at EARD2021
November 26, 2021
At Ending Age-Related Diseases 2021, Elena Milova interviewed Dr. Jean Hébert on how the human brain can be restored to youthful function. Script Elena: Greetings to the participants of Ending Age-Related Diseases 2021. This conference brings together thought leaders and researchers working on rejuvenation biotechnology with
Rapamycin Prevents Stem Cells from Growing Too Big
November 26, 2021
Researchers have found that hematopoietic stem cells lose function as they grow larger and that rapamycin can alleviate this effect [1]. When cells become obese When it comes to cells, size matters, with stem cells being on the smaller side [2]. Scientists have suspected for quite some
p21 Expression Is a Delayed Death Sentence for Cells
November 25, 2021
Researchers publishing in Science have found that the well-known biomarker p21 starts a fatal timer for mouse liver cells. Get better or die As the researchers demonstrate, the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p21, which is encoded by the Cdkn1a gene, is associated with its own secretome: the
Meditation Practices To Combat Alzheimer’s Disease
November 24, 2021
A team of researchers, including Dr. Olga M Limecki of TU Dresden University, has published a review on the effect of mindfulness meditation and loving-kindness compassion meditation (LKCM) and proposed a model to study it [1]. Mindfulness and compassion mediation defined One of our Science to
Effects Of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy On Aged Skin
November 24, 2021
Recent experiments published in the latest issue of Aging associate hyperbaric oxygen therapy with improvements in several biomarkers of skin aging. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) In HBOT, patients are exposed to higher concentrations and higher pressures of oxygen than what they experience in everyday air. Pressures
Martin Borch Jensen: Cutting the Gordian Knot of Aging
November 23, 2021
Before founding Impetus Grants, a non-profit that aims to speed up longevity research by handing out money to scientists, minus the bureaucracy, Martin Borch Jensen did his doctorate in the Bohr lab at the NIA and his postdoc at the Buck Institute, and he received an
The Longevity Biotechnology Association: A United Voice
November 22, 2021
The launch of the Longevity Biotechnology Association (LBA), announced on November 17th in London, looks like a tectonic shift for the longevity field. We have asked some of the founders about the rationale behind this unprecedented initiative and how it can change geroscience. A triple association
Steps Towards a Vaccine for Alzheimer’s Disease
November 22, 2021
A team of researchers publishing in the Nature publication Molecular Psychiatry has described how a newly discovered interaction of amyloid beta (Aβ) is being used in the development of a vaccine for Alzheimer’s disease. A specific antibody for truncated Aβ The biochemistry of Alzheimer’s is extremely
Education Has A Positive Impact On Cognitive Decline
November 19, 2021
A study published in Nature Aging has shown that educated people retain more brain system segregation, a marker of cognitive health [1]. This suggests that brain exercise has valuable long-term effects. The college educated are richer and healthier It has been known for a while that
Understanding How Young Blood Helps Old Mice
November 18, 2021
A preprint published on bioRxiv, whose authors include well-known biogerontologist Vadim Gladyshev, has shown us many interesting details of the effects that heterochronic parabiosis has on aging mice. An old concept studied in new depth Heterochronic parabiosis is the linking of the circulatory systems of young
Data Released from the NIA Long Life Family Study
November 17, 2021
Since 2005, a team of researchers in Denmark and the United States have been conducting the National Institute on Aging’s Long Life Family Study (LLFS). Enrolled in the study were 4953 individuals from two generations of family, including siblings, spouses and offspring. Families recruited from the
Senolytic Therapy Shows Potential for Stroke Recovery
November 17, 2021
The newest study published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences investigates the role senescent cells may play in cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury and how senolytic therapy may be beneficial for those recovering from stroke. Stroke and reperfusion injury Ischemic stroke occurs when an artery in the