MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGY OF AGEING IMAGE: RAPAMYCIN IS CURRENTLY THE MOST PROMISING ANTI-AGEING DRUG. CREDIT: MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGY OF AGEING Imagine you could take a medicine that prevents the decline that come with age and keeps you healthy. Scientists are trying to find a drug that has these effects. The current...
Cristal M. Hill & Matt Kaeberlein Two animal studies show that restricting the dietary intake of branched-chain amino acids can extend lifespan by modulating the mTOR signalling pathway. But more research is needed before this diet should be recommended in people. The idea that dietary restriction can be used as a tool to increase lifespan has been a...
COVID-19 poses the greatest threat to older people, but vaccines often don’t work well in this group. Scientists hope drugs that rejuvenate the immune system will help. Older adults, like these nursing-home residents in Spain, are more vulnerable to infection and can respond poorly to vaccines. Unlike fine wine, the human body does not improve...
There will be almost 10 billion people living on Earth by 2050 and 2 billion of them will be over the age of 60. Growing old is the primary risk factor for multiple chronic and life-threatening conditions such as diabetes or cardiovascular disease. This burdensome morbidity is the most distressing aspect of old age – compromising...
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY Aging is a process of gradual deterioration from exposure to time and the elements; this process begins with deterioration deep inside every cell. Researchers from Stanford University and the VA Palo Alto Health Care System (VAPAHCS) have identified a protein that guards cells against senescence – aging-related problems...
Dutch researchers tested the effects of the new peptide compound on mice They found it reversed loss off fur caused by age and made the mice stronger It works by destroying broken, ageing cells that accumulate as people get older Called senescent cells, they are considered to cause many age-related diseases Scientists have made a breakthrough...
