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Difficulties of finding the pill of immortality (3)

The mechanisms of prolonging life under the action of rapamycin are hotly discussed in the biology of aging. It is extremely important that its effect is observed in mice with different genotypes.

07.09.2016
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Twins, especially men, live longer

Twins not only have a best friend from birth, but also, as it turned out, live longer than people born as a result of a single pregnancy.

25.08.2016
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Read more – you will live longer

"The results of the work indicate that the benefits of books include prolonging life so that you can read more of them," the researchers conclude with a bit of humor.

24.08.2016
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Stem cells and aging

Aging can be considered as a process in which a pool of endogenous stem cells progressively loses its ability to replace damaged cells with age.

22.08.2016
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Mitochondrial genes and aging

Differences in the work of mitochondria, caused not by diseases and pathologies, but by variations in the structure of genes, directly affect the rate of aging of the body.

07.07.2016
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Eggs age from hypoxia

American scientists have found out the molecular mechanism of aging of human eggs. It turned out to be associated with hypoxia of the surrounding tissues.

08.06.2016
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Human longevity: genetics or lifestyle?

One of the main issues of biogerontology is the correlation between the genetic profile and lifestyle in determining a person's chance of delaying aging and healthy longevity.

27.05.2016
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The Y chromosome and Alzheimer's disease

The loss of the Y chromosome in the leukocytes of older men is associated with an increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and mortality from other causes, including certain types of cancer.

26.05.2016
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Immune System Proteins Kill Synapses

In the early stages of the body's development, proteins of the main histocompatibility complex of class I endow the body with the ability to control muscles, but deprive it of this ability in old age.

18.04.2016
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How does Alzheimer's disease begin?

Scientists from Harvard Medical School have found the cause of synapse loss at an early stage of Alzheimer's disease and proved that this process begins before the formation of beta-amyloid plaques in the brain.

08.04.2016
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Biomarkers of aging

Biologist Alexey Moskalev – about the signs of aging, biological age and the study of centenarians.

31.03.2016
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Aging and metabolomics

With age, the level of antioxidants and substances associated with physical activity decreases in the blood, and the number of substances indicating impaired liver or kidney function increases.

30.03.2016
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Is the cause of Alzheimer's disease an infection?

The authors of an editorial in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease claim that bacterial and viral infections trigger the formation of amyloid plaques, and it is necessary to fight them.

11.03.2016
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The role of mitochondria in cell aging

An international group of scientists has managed to decipher the mechanism by which mitochondria contribute to cell aging. One of the main factors of senescence is the process of formation of new mitochondria.

10.03.2016