×

Tag: Oxidative Stress

Oranges and Grapes
In a randomized, controlled trial published in Nutrients, researchers tested supplementation with resveratrol, vitamin C, and a combination of both. They learned that all of the treatments had a similar positive impact on oxidative stress in postmenopausal women [1]. Menopausal transition Around the world, a significant proportion of women have reached the post-menopausal stage. In...
Diverse diet
An analysis of data from over twenty thousand people has indicated that greater dietary diversity is associated with slower biological aging [1]. Your health is what you eat Good dietary habits are linked to many health benefits, and different diets were previously reported to impact the speed of aging and senescence. For example, adherence to...
A researcher holding a lab rat.
In Aging Cell, researchers have published their findings that exosomes, which we have previously reported to extend the lives of mice, also extend the lives of rats. Known to be effective Exosomes, a subset of extracellular vesicles (EVs), can be visualized as messages and packages that cells send to one another. Along with lifespan studies,...
Enriched environment
Publishing in Aging, researchers have reversed the early aging of prenatally harmed young mice by exposing them to a more enriched environment. Young organisms born old Newborn rodents from sleep-deprived mothers have conditions that are biologically similar to the processes of aging. One rat study found that maternal sleep deprivation causes these animals to be...
City smog
A review paper published in GeroScience has detailed a substantial amount of research into the ways that environmental pollutants accelerate aging. A new model for an old problem This paper begins with the well-known fact that age-related diseases, defined here as age-related non-communicable diseases (NCDs), are extremely prevalent throughout the Western world. These include such...
Elderly Resistance Exercise
  In a controlled human study published in Frontiers in Public Health, Iranian researchers have demonstrated that resistance training and creatine supplementation are effective in helping older people retain their strength. Strength training isn't just for athletes It is widely known that weightlifting and other resistance training activities become less effective with age, a phenomenon...