Prolonging youth

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Prolonging youth

Senolytics – a new class of geroprotectors?

Drugs 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.

11.03.2015
Prolonging youth

How to rejuvenate stem cells

Genetic engineering methods that allow transplanting an extra gene into a cell help to restore the old stem cells to their former regenerative abilities.

06.03.2015
Prolonging youth

The truth and myths about longevity

There 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.

05.03.2015
Prolonging youth

SkQ for internal use

A 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.

24.02.2015
Prolonging youth

Four methods that can cure old age

How 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.

17.02.2015
Prolonging youth

Prevention of wrinkles: a complex but effective way

The 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.

02.02.2015
Prolonging youth

An extra gene increases life expectancy by a third

Scientists 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%.

16.01.2015
Prolonging youth

Prolonging life: hydrogen sulfide instead of starvation

It is not the restriction in food as such that leads to an increase in life expectancy, but a decrease in the use of two sulfur-containing amino acids: the withdrawal of cysteine from the diet and the restriction of methionine. The direct effect in this case causes an increased release of hydrogen sulfide.

29.12.2014
Prolonging youth

Riluzole will help to "enlighten" aging brains

New data suggest that age-related memory loss and deterioration of the ability to make decisions can be combated with the help of the drug riluzole, currently used for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

23.12.2014
Prolonging youth

Is ibuprofen able to prolong life?

The popular anti-inflammatory drug ibuprofen is able to increase the life expectancy of a number of model organisms. However, from fruit flies to humans is a huge distance…

22.12.2014
Prolonging youth

Aging Hours

Is it possible to turn the hands of this clock back, that is, to "rejuvenate" the cells, preserving their functions? What about rejuvenating the whole body? Recent experiments provide answers to these questions.

12.11.2014
Prolonging youth

SkQ1 protects the heart from senile diseases

Prolonged intake of antioxidants that selectively affect the mitochondria reduces the risk of cardiovascular diseases associated with age-related changes in the myocardium.

28.10.2014
Prolonging youth

Cocoa flavonols restore age-related memory impairment

The flavonol-enriched diet significantly improved the results of memory tests. If at the beginning of the study the participant's memory corresponded to the age of 60, after three months it improved to the indicators of a 30-40-year-old person.

27.10.2014
Prolonging youth

Skulachev ions for vascular rejuvenation

In elderly (24 months) mice treated with SkQ1 for 8 months, the concentration of molecules triggering inflammation decreased in the aortic endothelium. The level of one of the four markers of inflammation was equal to the same indicator in young animals.

01.10.2014