Gerontology

Found results: 1302

Theories of aging

Aging and autophagy

"Switching off" the genes that initiate the autophagy process allows nematodes to live longer than worms whose genome has not been altered.

26.09.2017
Prolonging youth

The work of the drowning themselves

We must do everything possible to develop effective aging therapy as soon as possible. Because otherwise our parents won't live to see such therapy.

19.09.2017
Prolonging youth

How to Beat Aging

Over the past decades, many different approaches have been proposed, and all of them are united only by how ineffective they are.

18.09.2017
New in Gerontology

Programmed aging

Scottish geneticists have found in human DNA a kind of "program" of brain aging that controls its development throughout life.

12.09.2017
Prolonging youth

A new method of prolonging life

The removal of old mitochondria from cells by increasing the expression of the Drp1 protein improved health and prolonged the life of fruit flies.

07.09.2017
Prolonging youth

Why does the skin age?

Exposure to intense sunlight and the inescapable time factor lead to sagging skin, the appearance of wrinkles and pigmentation disorders.

05.09.2017
New in Gerontology

The size of nucleoli is a biomarker of longevity

The size of the nucleoli is not only a marker of the longevity of the body, but also one of the factors triggering the mechanisms of increasing life expectancy.

05.09.2017
New in Gerontology

Physical education and dementia: new data

Physical activity in the middle of life does not protect against Alzheimer's disease, but helps to preserve the cardiovascular system and improves blood circulation of the brain.

05.09.2017
Prolonging youth

Bone cell hormone restored memory to old mice

An increase in the concentration of the hormone osteocalcin produced by bone cells in the blood reverses the process of age-related memory deterioration.

30.08.2017
Prolonging youth

SENS: Where are we now?

One of the authors of this article had the opportunity to talk to Dr. Aubrey de Gray and ask him one of the most important questions about SENS: where are we now?

30.08.2017
Prolonging youth

Translating the biological clock

Stem cells of mice transferred to a low-calorie diet aged more slowly. But scientists do not recommend repeating this experiment on yourself at home.

29.08.2017
New in Gerontology

Sixteen "longevity genes"

14 genetic variants out of 16 markers of life expectancy, which were discovered during large-scale sequencing of genomes, were not previously known.

25.08.2017
Prolonging youth

Cell therapy extended the life of mice

Rodents, in whose brains biologists introduced new stem cells, aged noticeably slower and lived 19% longer than normal mice.

27.07.2017
Prolonging youth

Harvard is reversing aging

George Church explains the incredible possibilities for the reversal of human aging, which can reach their potential earlier than many expected.

24.07.2017
New in Gerontology

"Longevity gene": shelf life – 99 years

Variations in the FOXO3 gene affect a person's life expectancy only up to the ninth decade, and the chances of living to 100 or more years do not actually depend on them.

20.07.2017
New in Gerontology

Pimples in the brain

In the brain samples of people with Alzheimer's disease, the predominance of bacteria living on the skin and in the mucous membranes, including the causative agent of acne on the face, was noted.

19.07.2017
New in Gerontology

Senile dementia and sex

Psychologists from Coventry and Oxford Universities have shown that high sexual activity correlates with the preservation of cognitive abilities in old age.

18.07.2017