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Regenerative Medicine Is Changing the Way We Age

Regenerative Medicine Is Changing the Way We Age

By Amy Marturana Winderl - HeathCentral - A look at the next-gen therapies that hope to turn the field of medicine—and treating age-related chronic conditions—upside down. Taking a person’s own cells out of their body and then putting them back in to heal damaged...

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Toward Ageless Muscles: The Stem Cell Solution

Toward Ageless Muscles: The Stem Cell Solution

by William A. Haseltine - Forbes - Thirty marks the spot. Starting at this age, we begin to lose approximately three to eight percent of muscle mass per decade. With it, we also lose strength and mobility. Left unaddressed, this loss of muscle —called ‘sarcopenia’ in...

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Hacking the immune system could slow ageing — here’s how

Hacking the immune system could slow ageing — here’s how

By Alison Abbott - Nature - Our immune system falters over time, which could explain the negative effects of ageing. Stem-cell researcher Carolina Florian didn’t trust what she was seeing. Her elderly laboratory mice were starting to look younger. They were more...

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A Peek Inside the Brains of ‘Super-Agers’

A Peek Inside the Brains of ‘Super-Agers’

By Dana G. Smith - The New York Times - New research explores why some octogenarians have exceptional memories. When it comes to aging, we tend to assume that cognition gets worse as we get older. Our thoughts may slow down or become confused, or we may start to...

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Gearing up for research on aging

Gearing up for research on aging

By Susan Ahlborn  -  Penn Today - If you think about major societal challenges, a number are very predictable,” says Hans-Peter Kohler, Frederick J. Warren Professor of Demography and professor of sociology in the School of Arts & Sciences. “One of them is climate...

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Could cutting down calories influence longevity?

Could cutting down calories influence longevity?

By Katherine Lang - Medical News Today - It is well known that diet and exercise affect health, and research suggestsTrusted Source that it can also affect the speed and progression of aging. Primary aging is the innate process that all people experience; secondary...

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Why the longevity gap between men and women is widening

Why the longevity gap between men and women is widening

By Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health - Men have increasingly shorter lifespans compared to women, in part due to preventable deaths, according to experts. An April 5 article in GQ featured research about disproportionate deaths in men, including one study by...

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