Tag: Lysosome

In a recent study, scientists have demonstrated that lysosomal dysfunction actively decreases the potency of hematopoietic stem cells. Calming lysosomes reversed this process, opening avenues for new treatments [1]. Few and far between Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) are rare and precious: they produce blood progenitor cells, which, in turn, produce all differentiated blood cells. With...

Research published in Aging Cell has revealed that a nematode species commonly used for aging research lives much longer on an alternate-day fasting regimen, but only when it is administered in middle age and only when the worms are consuming an animal-based protein source. Deciding what to restrict and when Dietary restriction practices have been...

A study published in Nature Aging has shown that short-term rapamycin treatment in early adulthood extends lifespan in flies and improves gut health in both flies and mice [1]. A well-studied drug Rapamycin, an inhibitor of mTOR signaling, is capable of extending the lifespan of several organisms and is thus believed to be one of...