Prolonging youth

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Prolonging youth

The brain needs to be walked daily

Walking promenades increase the size of certain areas of the brain associated with higher cognitive functions and help slow down age-related changes in gray matter.

19.02.2014
Prolonging youth

Anti-aging treatments for muscle stem cells

Aged muscle stem cells can be extracted from the body, rejuvenated in the laboratory and returned back – and after that, almost youthful strength will return to the old muscles.

18.02.2014
Prolonging youth

The elixir of youth instead of a pill for old age

An application has been submitted to the Ministry of Health for the start of clinical trials of SkQ1 solution for oral administration – the substance feels better in liquid form. So pills for old age, alas, will not work. But it can turn out to be an elixir.

31.01.2014
Prolonging youth

Don't let your brain dry up

High blood levels of omega-3 fatty acids found in fish oil contribute to the preservation of brain mass and slows down the aging process in old age.

23.01.2014
Prolonging youth

Jonah Skulachev: Past, present, future

Do attempts to slow down aging contradict the data of modern science? What are mitochondrial antioxidants and why can they defeat age-related diseases? What have the developers of "ion Skulachev" managed to achieve today?

17.01.2014
Prolonging youth

A new (and reversible!) the cause of aging

Researchers have found a previously unknown cause of mammalian aging. Moreover, they demonstrated how to eliminate this cause and reverse the aging process.

20.12.2013
Prolonging youth

Gastric bypass surgery – a method of rejuvenation?

In the most "severe" patients after gastric bypass surgery, not only weight loss and improvement of these tests were revealed, but also a significant increase in telomere length.

19.11.2013
Prolonging youth

Is it possible to stop the aging process?

It is more correct to say – not to stop, but to slow down, says V. Anisimov, Corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Professor, President of the Gerontological Society at the Russian Academy of Sciences, member of the Council of the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics.

18.11.2013
Prolonging youth

Old Age 2.0

Brian Kennedy, Director General of the Institute for Anti-Aging Research, told about the cause of aging and whether it can be "canceled" at the lecture "Old Age 2.0".

15.11.2013
Prolonging youth

Language? Give me two!

Senile dementia (dementia) in people who speak two languages occurs four and a half years later than in those who speak only their native language.

08.11.2013
Prolonging youth

To keep your mind clear, you need to study in old age

Not all classes help elderly people to keep their wits sharp, but only those that force them to do something fundamentally new, changing their lifestyle - for example, taking a photography course.

22.10.2013
Prolonging youth

Hematopoietic Cell Aging Switch

Scientists from the University of Ulm (Germany) have discovered a molecular switch in blood stem cells that may be the key to slowing down the aging process.

21.10.2013
Prolonging youth

I am a little mouse, and I want to live a long time!

This is the name of the project to test the ability of a combination of drugs to increase the lifespan of mice. Kiev gerontologists collect donations for the purchase of drugs and animal feed, as well as for the maintenance of animal welfare conditions.

16.10.2013
Prolonging youth

Who can afford the fight against aging?

Commercial medicine is already selling youth with might and main – anti-aging clinics, or active longevity, are opening not only in capitals, but also in large cities across the country.

24.09.2013
Prolonging youth

Vaccination against old age?

Now the tests of "Antistarin" on animals are continuing. Then the developers plan to start its release as a veterinary remedy and hope that in the future the results of research will allow us to start treating people.

06.09.2013
Prolonging youth

Arecoline restores strength to aging muscles

The alkaloid contained in the leaves and fruits of the areca palm "rejuvenates" worms by improving the condition of their motor neurons and, accordingly, slowing down muscle aging.

05.09.2013