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Dangerous losses

There is a causal relationship between the mosaic loss of the Y chromosome in blood cells and age-related cardiac dysfunction in men.

15.07.2022
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Once again about the "grandmother's hypothesis"

The long post-productive life of a person is due not only to achievements in the field of medicine. The contribution of older people plays an important role.

11.07.2022
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And for grandmothers too

Noradrenergic drugs used to treat ADHD also help with Alzheimer's disease.

08.07.2022
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Where do zombies come from?

Understanding the mechanism of the accumulation of zombie cells can lead to the creation of anti-aging drugs.

04.07.2022
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Longevity Test

The inability to stand on one leg for 10 seconds increases the risk of death over the next 10 years by 84%.

24.06.2022
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Genetics of longevity

A lecture about the latest research in this field of genetics — about how some people manage to live long and stay healthy.

23.06.2022
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Long before the plaques

An alternative theory of Alzheimer's disease links the beginning of the formation of amyloid plaques with the disruption of lysosomes.

08.06.2022
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Longevity and epigenetics

According to new research, the secret of longevity lies in the mechanisms that regulate gene expression.

06.06.2022
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Cells in the "bottleneck"

After 65 years, the diversity of hematopoietic stem cells drops sharply, accelerating the aging of the entire body.

02.06.2022
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The liver does not age

The study confirmed that aging does not affect liver regeneration: this organ perfectly replaces its cells in both young and elderly people.

02.06.2022
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Soft-boiled neurons

Aggregation of beta-amyloid molecules (one of the causes of Alzheimer's disease) causes strong heating of neurons.

02.06.2022
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The Golden Key

Specialists from the Buck Institute studied the contribution of mitochondrial biogenesis to the process of mitochondria during aging.

26.05.2022
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Diabetic brain ages faster

In people with advanced type 2 diabetes, normal brain aging with a decrease in cognitive abilities accelerates to 26%.

25.05.2022
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Sarcopenia and mitochondria

Mutations in one of the mitochondrial genes are associated with impaired muscle function and decreased mobility in old age.

28.04.2022
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Get fat on health

A large-scale analysis showed that people over the age of 80 with a body mass index above the recommended norm have a lower mortality rate.

28.04.2022
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Age and oxytocin

Caring for others, empathy, the desire to volunteer and life satisfaction often increase with age.

25.04.2022
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Alzheimer's disease and interferon

Type I interferon begins to be abnormally produced in the brain in Alzheimer's disease and is a driver of cognitive impairment.

21.04.2022
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Alpha-synuclein and skin

The protein that causes Parkinson's disease can accumulate in the skin and lead to its degeneration, similar to aging.

01.04.2022