Immortality and extended youth
It seems that prolonged youth is no longer a fantasy, and very soon we will be able to maintain beauty and health throughout our lives. But immortality still seems like an impossible mission.
03.04.2015It seems that prolonged youth is no longer a fantasy, and very soon we will be able to maintain beauty and health throughout our lives. But immortality still seems like an impossible mission.
03.04.2015Researchers at the University of California at Berkeley have identified a new molecular mechanism critical for the aging process and demonstrated that manipulations of the process mediated by it contribute to the rejuvenation of blood cells.
24.03.2015Drugs of a new class, called senolytics, significantly slow down the aging process in animal models, mitigating the manifestations of senility, improving cardiac function and increasing the duration of a healthy life.
11.03.2015Genetic engineering methods that allow transplanting an extra gene into a cell help to restore the old stem cells to their former regenerative abilities.
06.03.2015Mobile genetic elements – retrotransposons – can cause serious damage to the genome. Currently, researchers are trying to figure out how their activity aggravates the aging process.
06.03.2015There are a lot of myths around growing up. We will debunk the most popular ones. We are sure this will give you optimism — the reality is that, contrary to myths, we can live longer and better.
05.03.2015Modern gerontologists refuse to consider old age as a time of extinction of bodily and mental functions, considering it as an important and productive period of life. The entire February issue of The Gerontologist magazine is devoted to works on this topic.
26.02.2015A prototype of a concentrated solution of "Skulachev ions" for oral administration has already been created. The first clinical trials of the future drug on volunteers are beginning.
24.02.2015How doctors will be able to prolong our lives and delay the arrival of old age, says Alexey Moskalev, a specialist in the field of gerontology.
17.02.2015Under the influence of adverse factors, we maintain better health and live longer than in ideal, stress-free conditions.
13.02.2015The effect of a sex hormone used to manipulate genes when studying the mechanisms of longevity in fruit flies, in itself increases the lifespan of insects by 68%.
10.02.2015Risk of early death in people with non-methylated (relative to the age norm) DNA does not depend on their lifestyle, the presence of diabetes or problems with the heart and blood vessels and other factors affecting life expectancy.
09.02.2015The first results of her anti-aging program, a resident of Britain, according to her, noticed at the age of 40, when she drew attention to the fact that her skin looks younger than that of her peers.
02.02.2015In elderly patients who took high doses of anticholinergic drugs (for example, allergy remedies, urinary incontinence and some antidepressants), the risk of developing dementia and Alzheimer's disease was higher by 54 and 63%, respectively, compared with those who did not take them.
28.01.2015Mice of the new line, having only one copy of the Myc gene instead of the usual two, live 15% longer than normal animals and maintain good health until old age.
26.01.2015Genes that increase life expectancy cannot significantly increase the so-called healthy life expectancy, which indicates the need to assess the health status of model organisms when studying the mechanisms of their aging.
21.01.2015The accumulation of iron makes a significant contribution to the aging process, causing malfunctions and improper folding of protein molecules involved in this process.
20.01.2015Scientists have found a special gene in fruit flies that is responsible for the destruction of diseased cells. An additional copy of this gene prolongs life by more than 30%.
16.01.2015Speaking about the possible consequences of discoveries in this area, analysts consider two possible scenarios – optimistic and pessimistic.
29.12.2014An experimental drug – a modified rapamycin molecule, the target of which is a genetic pathway associated with aging and immunity, significantly enhances the immune response to vaccination in the elderly.
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