by Martin Ettington | Jul 27, 2014 | Aging, Biology, Cells, Genetics, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Science Research |
It is something of an eternal question: Can we slow or even reverse the aging process? Even though genetic manipulations can, in fact, alter some cellular dynamics, little is known about the mechanisms of the aging process in living organisms. Now scientists from the...
by Martin Ettington | May 28, 2014 | Biology, Genetics, Healthy Aging, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Science Research |
Source: University of Michigan Health System Perhaps one of the keys to good health isn’t just what you eat but how you taste it. Taste buds — yes, the same ones you may blame for that sweet tooth or French fry craving — may in fact have a powerful...
by Martin Ettington | May 25, 2014 | Biology, Cells, Genetics, Healthy Aging, Lifestyle, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Science Research |
Posted By News On May 15, 2014 – 9:31pm PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — If studying a single gene or a diet that might extend longevity is like searching for a fountain of youth, then a new study calls for looking at something more like the whole...
by Martin Ettington | Apr 15, 2014 | Epigenetics, Genetics, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Science Research |
Date: March 28, 2014 Source: Landes Bioscience Summary: A comprehensive analysis of the genetic and epigenetic mechanisms by an international group of scientists demonstrated that the majority of the genes, as well as genetic and epigenetic mechanisms that are...
by Martin Ettington | Feb 6, 2014 | Aging, Biology, Genetics, Healthy Aging, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Science Research |
US scientists studying the genes of a large group of centenarians found 150 unique DNA sequences predicted exceptional longevity with 77 per cent accuracy, and showed that 19 clusters of the sequences or “genetic signatures” had strong links with different...
by Martin Ettington | Feb 2, 2014 | Aging, Biology, Genetics, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Metabolism, Science Research |
Researchers have identified a major obstacle to converting cells back to their youthful state — the speed of the cell cycle, or the time required for a cell to divide. A fundamental axiom of biology used to be that cell fate is a one-way street — once a...
by Martin Ettington | Jan 27, 2014 | Aging, Genetics, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Science Research |
As we age, our cells change and become damaged. Now, researchers at Karolinska Institutet and the Max Planck Institute for Biology of Aging have shown that aging is determined not only by the accumulation of changes during our lifetime but also by the genes we acquire...
by Martin Ettington | Dec 25, 2013 | Aging, Anti-Aging, Cells, Genetics, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Longevity Q&A, Science Research
Dec. 16, 2013 — Senescent cells, which are metabolically active but no longer capable of dividing, contribute to aging, and senescence is a key mechanism for preventing the spread of cancer cells. A study in The Journal of Cell Biology identifies a common, early...
by Martin Ettington | Dec 24, 2013 | Aging, Genetics, Healthy Aging, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Longevity Q&A, Science Research
Dec. 12, 2013 — What are the limits to longevity? New research in simple animals suggests that combining mutants can lead to radical lifespan extension. Scientists at the Buck Institute combined mutations in two pathways well-known for lifespan extension and report a...
by Martin Ettington | Dec 18, 2013 | Aging, Biology, Genetics, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Longevity Q&A, Science Research
Happy birthday, again. Are humans soon going to be able to live to 500 years old? New research using worms has seen a breakthrough in anti-ageing. Source: ThinkStock Source: ThinkStock IF YOU’VE always wanted to live to see the world in 500 years you’re in...
by Martin Ettington | Dec 5, 2013 | Aging, Anti-Aging, Genetics, Healthy Aging, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Longevity Q&A, Science Research
By Lyle J. Dennis, M.D. It is well known than the sirtuin class of genes play a role in aging, with increases sirtuin expression generally linked to a longer lifespan. Sirtuins function generally as a cellular molecular switch sitting at the crossroad between...
by Martin Ettington | Nov 20, 2013 | Aging, Animals, Genetics, Longevity, Longevity Article, The Science of Longevity |
Longevity Tied To Clam’s ‘Genes’ [PHOTO] By Zoe Mintz A mollusk discovered on an expedition to Iceland in 2006 was believed to be around 405 years old until a new study confirmed the animal is actually a century older. Wikimedia Commons The world’s oldest...
