JANUARY 21, 2022 by University of Arkansas Credit: CC0 Public Domain For people who hate exercising, here comes some more bad news: it may also keep you younger. Not just looking younger, but actually younger, on an epigenetic level. By now, the benefits of exercise have been well established, including increased strength of bones and muscles,...
UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND Researchers have identified a major shift in how to treat brain injuries, after rejuvenating immune cells to support the repair process. The University of Queensland study focused on the brain’s learning and memory centre, the hippocampus, and its unique ability to produce new brain nerve cells during adult life, which is critical...
By Catharine Paddock PhD Fact checked by Paula Field Scientists have found a way to make older brain stem cells in rats more youthful. The discovery could lead to improved treatments for aging-related diseases that degrade the brain and nervous system. The research concerns oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPCs), which are a type of stem cell,...
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – IRVINE A new study led by researchers from the University of California, Irvine finds exercising in the morning, rather than at night, may yield better results. This study, published today in Cell Metabolism, points to daily timing as a critical variable for metabolic benefits from exercise and implications in chronobiology-based exercise therapy for patients with metabolic disorders. “Using mice, we compared the...
