Senescent cells accumulate with age, causing tissue dysfunction throughout the body via their inflammatory secretions. One of those dysfunctions is the age-related imbalance in bone remodeling, favoring the osteoclasts that break down bone tissue at the expense of the osteoblasts that rebuild it. The result is osteoporosis, the characteristic loss of bone mass and resilience that...
Category: <span>Anti-aging</span>
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Elderly care? Bring in the robots!
Robots have come a long way. For years they have been supporting human activity – enabling exploration in dangerous and unreachable environments like out in space and deep in the oceans. A new generation of robots are being designed to stay closer to home – caring for ageing adults and young children. In the not-too-distant future, elderly...
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Supplement slows aging process in mice, and possibly humans
Scientists continue the search for life extending supplements. Marc Tran/Stocksy As humans age, the mitochondria in the cells degrade, which negatively impacts cellular function. A recent study finds that a patented supplement improves such signs of aging in mice, significantly extending their life span. So far, limited trials involving humans provide similar results, raising hopes...
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Lifelong exercise found to preserve stem cell counts in aging muscles
By Nick Lavars March 21, 2022 New research has shown how leading an active life can preserve the populations of key muscle cells in later life Depositphotos The benefits of leading an active lifestyle are wide-ranging and increasingly well-established, but there is still plenty we can learn by drilling into the details of its long-term...
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Cellular rejuvenation therapy safely reverses signs of aging in mice
Salk researchers treated mice with anti-aging regimen beginning in middle age and found no increase in cancer or other health problems later on. Age may be just a number, but it’s a number that often carries unwanted side effects, from brittle bones and weaker muscles to increased risks of cardiovascular disease and cancer. Now, scientists at...
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Protect against aging and age-related disease with the MondoA protein
Researchers from Osaka University show that activation of a protein called MondoA can protect against age-related diseases and cellular changes associated with aging. A step toward discovering the fountain of youth could involve protecting against the inevitable accumulation of “senescent” cells associated with aging and age-related diseases. Now, researchers from Japan have identified the Mondo A...
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Low blood folate may be linked to heightened dementia and death risks in older people
by British Medical Journal Credit: CC0 Public Domain Low levels of folate (vitamin B9) in the blood may be linked to a heightened risk of dementia and death from any cause in older people, suggests research published online in the journal Evidence Based Mental Health. Levels should be routinely monitored and deficiencies corrected in older age, especially...
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‘Healthspan’ is increasing even for people with common chronic conditions
by Public Library of Science By 2011, older people with most health conditions were living longer and spending a smaller proportion of remaining life with disability, than their counterparts in 1991. Cognitive impairment was the only health condition where the prevalence decreased between 1991 and 2011 but where the proportion of remaining life spent with...
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Study finds treatment that may help older people with dry eyes due to loss of sex steroid hormones
by Kyoto University Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Health issues for people over age 60 commonly involve the heart and other vital organs. So do eye-related conditions such as cataracts and glaucoma, but dry eyes don’t often come to mind. Or do they? In fact, more than 70% of people in this age group are believed...
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Sleep apnea accelerates aging, but treatment may reverse it
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA IMAGE: RENE CORTESE, PHD, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILD HEALTH AND THE DEPARTMENT OF OBSTETRICS, GYNECOLOGY AND WOMEN’S HEALTH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE. CREDIT: JUSTIN KELLEY, MU HEALTH CARE Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) affects 22 million people in the U.S. and is linked to a higher...