Story by Alice Park • Jan 12 It’s been 13 years in the making, but Dr. David Sinclair and his colleagues have finally answered the question of what drives aging. In a study published Jan. 12 in Cell, Sinclair, a professor of genetics and co-director of the Paul F. Glenn Center for Biology of Aging Research at Harvard Medical School, describes a...
Category: <span>Anti-aging</span>
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Taurine supplement makes animals live longer — what it means for people is unclear
Myriam Vidal Valero Previous studies have explored taurine’s role in keeping the body healthy. Credit: Christine Whitehead/Alamy Ageing mice, worms and monkeys can live longer or healthier lives when fed large amounts of taurine, a common ingredient in health supplements and energy drinks, a study suggests. Researchers showed that levels of the naturally occurring amino acid...
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Taurine may be a key to longer and healthier life
by Columbia University Irving Medical Center Taurine supplementation increases healthy life span. In the picture bull depicts taurine (The word taurine originates from Taurus bull; Urine, because it was first identified in the urine of bull) which is reversing the clock of aging increasing health span and life span. Credit: Columbia University Irving Medical Center A...
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Does fat content within muscle predict risk of cognitive decline?
by Wiley Skeletal muscle fibers. Credit: Berkshire Community College Bioscience Image Library / Public domain New research reveals that the level of fat within the body’s muscle—or muscle adiposity—may indicate a person’s likelihood of experiencing cognitive decline as they age. In the study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 5-year increase in fat stored in the...
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Osteoporosis too often misunderstood and ignored despite its serious health consequences
by The North American Menopause Society Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Osteoporosis is a degenerative, debilitating bone disease that is increasingly prevalent in postmenopausal women. Despite its being classified as one of the four most dangerous health issues today, a new study demonstrated that many women either misunderstand it or underestimate its potential effects. As a result,...
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Study: External factors shape genetic predisposition to lipids, Alzheimer’s and heart disease in MLXIPL gene
by Impact Journals LLC Univariate associations of minor alleles of four SNPs from the MLXIPL gene with AD and CHD in two samples drawn from US cohorts (A) and UK biobank (B). Credit: Aging (2023). DOI: 10.18632/aging.204665 A new research paper titled “Exogenous exposures shape genetic predisposition to lipids, Alzheimer’s, and coronary heart disease in the MLXIPL...
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Study finds daily multivitamin supplements improve memory and slow cognitive aging in older adults
by Brigham and Women’s Hospital Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Few effective strategies have been shown in randomized clinical trials to improve memory or slow cognitive decline among older adults. Nutritional interventions may play an important role because the brain requires several nutrients for optimal health, and deficiencies in one or more of these nutrients may accelerate cognitive decline....
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‘Lost’ immune cells partly to blame for reduced vaccine response in older people
by Babraham Institute Microscopy image of a germinal center structure which is altered in aged mice. Credit: Babraham Institute Understanding the ways our immune response changes as we age holds the key to designing better vaccines and boosting protection for people most at risk. Research published by Dr. Michelle Linterman and her group today in Nature Immunology has...
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NUS study: Brief weekly magnetic muscle therapy improves mobility and lean body mass in older adults
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE IMAGE: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ALFREDO FRANCO-OBREGÓN (STANDING, RIGHT), PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR AT NUS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY, AND MS SHARANYA VENUGOBAL (STANDING, LEFT), CLINICAL RESEARCH COORDINATOR AT QUANTUMTX, WITH 79-YEAR-OLD BIXEPS USER MR GEORGE TEO. CREDIT: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE A decline in functional mobility, loss of muscle strength and an...
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STUDY CLARIFIES HEARING PROBLEMS IN OLDER ADULTS
By some estimates, hearing loss affects at least 50% of the population after 75 years of age. While congenital hearing impairment—usually presenting in childhood—results from rare mutations, hearing problems in adults are likely due to the cumulative effect of polygenic risk and environmental factors. Recent genome-wide association studies have uncovered several risk genes implicated in...