Parkinson's Breakthrough: Researchers Discover Spice Stops Disease  Progression

Parkinson's Breakthrough: Researchers Discover Spice Stops Disease Progression

Wednesday, 27 Aug 2014 05:13 PM By Sylvia Booth Hubbard Americans were shocked and saddened when Robin Williams committed suicide following a long history of depression. Another shock followed; the beloved comic was fighting Parkinson’s disease, a devastating...
Telomeres, oxidative stress and inflammatory factors: partners in cellular senescence?

Telomeres, oxidative stress and inflammatory factors: partners in cellular senescence?

Clara Correia-Melo, Graeme Hewitt and João F Passos Longevity & Healthspan 2014, 3:1  doi:10.1186/2046-2395-3-1 Published: 16 January 2014 Abstract (provisional) Senescence, the state of irreversible cell-cycle arrest, plays paradoxical albeit important roles in...
Understanding how we age: insights into inflammaging

Understanding how we age: insights into inflammaging

Daniel Baylis*, David B Bartlett, Harnish P Patel and Helen C Roberts © 2013 Baylis et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. Inflammaging is characterized by the upregulation of the inflammatory response that occurs with advancing age; its roots are strongly embedded in...