by Salk Institute Electron microscopic image of neurons in the brain showing the presynaptic boutons (yellow), mitochondria (purple), and synapses (blue). Credit: Salk Institute Brains are like puzzles, requiring many nested and co-dependent pieces to function well. The brain is divided into areas, each containing many millions of neurons connected across thousands of synapses. These synapses,...
by Justin Jackson, Medical Xpress Comparisons of microbial compositions between baseline and follow-up. (a) aPCoA of the Bray‒Curtis distance plot for baseline and follow-up after adjusting for hypertension, medication use, and alcohol and tea drinking. (b) α-Diversity differences between baseline and follow-up for stratified health statuses (HB, n = 21; HF, n = 15; LHB, n = 19; LHF, n = 27). (c)...
by Instituto de Medicina Molecular Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Muscle is able to regenerate through a process that involves multiple steps and players, including the immune system. As our organism ages, the muscles lose the capacity to regenerate. Now, a new study led by Joana Neves and Pedro Sousa-Victor, group leaders at the Instituto de...
by Nina Raffio, University of Southern California The Tsimané have some of the lowest rates of heart and brain disease in the world. Credit: Tsimane Health and Life History Project Team Some of the lowest rates of heart and brain disease ever reported by science are found among Indigenous communities inhabiting the tropical forests of...
by Pauline CURTET Garmi is a product of a new sector called geriatronics, which taps advanced technologies for geriatrics, gerontology and nursing. The white-colored humanoid “Garmi” does not look much different from a typical robot—it stands on a platform with wheels and is equipped with a black screen on which two blue circles acting as...
By Dr. Chinta Sidharthan Mar 14 2023 Reviewed by Danielle Ellis, B.Sc. In a recent article published in the journal Cureus, researchers at Loma Linda University Medical Center and the University of California Irvine reviewed the impact of applying the six pillars of lifestyle medicine — stress management, plant-based nutrition, avoidance of risky substances, physical activity, social connections,...
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM IMAGE: UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA RESEARCHER EYLEEN JORGELINA O’ROURKE, PHD, AND HER TEAM HAVE BEEN SEEKING TO IDENTIFY THE MECHANISMS DRIVING HEALTHY AGING AND LONGEVITY. CREDIT: DAN ADDISON | UVA COMMUNICATIONS University of Virginia scientists have identified a promising approach to delay aging by detoxifying the body of glycerol and glyceraldehyde, harmful by-products...
by Impact Journals LLC Hypothetical interaction between telomere shortening and inflammation induced by IL-6 leading to early subjective depressive symptoms and cognitive complaints in relatively healthy elderly. Credit: 2023 Han et al. A new research paper titled “Relationship between telomere shortening and early subjective depressive symptoms and cognitive complaints in older adults” has been published in Aging. Telomere...
by University of Tsukuba Credit: Ljupco Smokovski/Shutterstock Physical balance may not seem like it would be associated with cognitive function. But now, researchers from Japan have developed a new way to predict cognitive problems according to physical balance. In a study recently published in BMC Geriatrics, researchers from the University of Tsukuba have revealed a new measure...
by Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health Credit: CC0 Public Domain In a first of its kind randomized controlled trial an international team of researchers led by the Butler Columbia Aging Center at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health shows that caloric restriction can slow the pace of aging in healthy adults....
