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Heat can age you as much as smoking, a new study finds

Heat can age you as much as smoking, a new study finds

By Alejandra Borunda - NPR - Phoenix heat is notorious for the harm it causes in the short-term, like heat stroke and heart problems. Just last year, temperatures there topped 90 degrees Fahrenheit for a record-breaking 188 days. More than 140 of those days surpassed...

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Repurposed drug enables imaging of neurodegeneration

Repurposed drug enables imaging of neurodegeneration

By Eleanor Garth - Longevity.Technology - PET tracer derived from an ALS treatment provides a method to quantify damage from oxidative stress in the brain. A newly developed positron emission tomography (PET) imaging probe, derived from the drug edaravone, has...

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How our social world shapes healthy aging

How our social world shapes healthy aging

By Christina Chen, M.D. - Mayo Clinic - 80 percent of our health is actually determined by social factors — including access to healthy food, our lived environment, financial security and social networks. On this episode of Aging Forward, Dr. Amit Shah breaks down how...

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