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163 posts by Kevin Huang

• Higher rates of mutation alone are not to blame for age-related disease – October 1, 2021
• Novel assay finds new mechanism underlying red blood cell aging – September 21, 2021
• Staying young, from the cells on up – September 16, 2021
• Fixing protein production errors lengthens lifespan – September 14, 2021
• A fountain of youth for ageing stem cells in bone marrow – September 13, 2021
• Gene self-correction in ‘chromosome caps’ can beat mutations, help prevent blood cancers – September 9, 2021
• Could bats hold the secret to healthy ageing? – August 26, 2021
• Beware the ‘molecular parasites’ involved in aging and disease – August 18, 2021
• Aged skeletal stem cells interfere with healing and promote ‘inflamm-aging’ – August 12, 2021
• New blood: Lab-grown stem cells bode well for transplants, aging research – August 12, 2021
• Cryptic transcription in mammalian stem cells linked to aging – August 3, 2021
• Small proteins discovered to be regulators of the aging process – July 29, 2021
• The potential role of ‘junk DNA’ sequence in aging, cancer – July 23, 2021
• Scientists reverse age-related memory loss in mice – July 23, 2021
• $25 Million Raised for SENS Antiaging Research Via Pulsechain Crypto Drive – July 20, 2021
• Off-Patent Osteoporosis Drug Also Found to Extend Lifespan – July 9, 2021
• Antiaging Gene Therapies Extend Lifespan of Mice – July 1, 2021
• Mouse and human germline cells appear to reset their biological age – June 30, 2021
• Scientists may need to rethink which genes control aging – June 24, 2021
• Anti-aging Protein in Blood Cells Helps Slow Cognitive Decline – June 23, 2021
• Cells optimized to improve healthy ageing compound – June 18, 2021
• Anti-aging protein in red blood cells helps stave off cognitive decline – June 18, 2021
• Convergent mechanism of aging discovered – June 16, 2021
• We arent living longer: Our improved lifespan is the result of not dying young – June 16, 2021
• Pituitary gland aging can potentially be slowed down – June 15, 2021
• Age Resetting Genes Going to Human Studies in Two Years – June 9, 2021
• Study links blood cell mutations to increased infection risk with age – June 8, 2021
• Researchers increase life expectancy in mice by an average of 30% – June 2, 2021
• Associations between aging and the loss of the ability to recover from stress – May 25, 2021
• Intermittent fasting in mice effective at promoting long term memory retention – May 25, 2021
• Lifespan.io Starting Rapamycin Antiaging Human Trials – May 18, 2021
• People Who Live Beyond 105 Have Better DNA Repair – May 11, 2021
• Scientists find mechanism that eliminates senescent cells – May 10, 2021
• Chronic attack on the aging nervous system – May 5, 2021
• Aging fruit flies have impaired genetic responses to viral infections compared to young flies – May 4, 2021
• DNA building blocks regulate inflammation – April 30, 2021
• New method preserves viable fruit fly embryos in liquid nitrogen – April 27, 2021
• Higher education does not influence how the brain ages – April 27, 2021
• Is a cheap ‘universal’ coronavirus vaccine on the way? – April 26, 2021
• Toxic masculinity: Y chromosome contributes to a shorter lifespan in male flies – April 23, 2021
• Anti-aging compound improves muscle glucose metabolism in people – April 23, 2021
• First atomic model of human telomerase constructed – April 22, 2021
• Age-related diseases can be linked by genetics – April 19, 2021
• Study reveals neural stem cells age rapidly – April 12, 2021
• Antiaging Has to Cure Frailty or It Does Not Work – April 5, 2021
• The first non-invasive biomarker to track and verify efficacy of senolytic drugs – April 2, 2021
• How the World Defeats Aging by 2035 – April 2, 2021
• Editing the Epigenome for Better Health and a Pathway to Antiaging – March 30, 2021
• Medicine 2.0 – Successful Repair of Aging Damage – March 25, 2021
• A novel marker of adult human neural stem cells discovered – March 24, 2021
• Researchers investigate treatment of renal fibrosis by showing that it is caused by telomere shortening – March 15, 2021
• Toward the development of drugs for aging-related diseases – March 2, 2021
• Genetic treatment extends fruit fly lifespan and prevents Alzheimer’s damage – February 26, 2021
• Reactivating aging stem cells in the brain – February 24, 2021
• Suppressor genes linked to less cancer and longer lifespan found in whales – February 24, 2021
• “SuperAger” brains defy tau tangles associated with Alzheimer’s – February 21, 2021
• Gut microbiome implicated in healthy aging and longevity – February 18, 2021
• Compounds from apples may boost brain function – February 11, 2021
• Blind mole rats live longer due to short immune memory, study finds – February 11, 2021
• Body and mind: Hormones in the brain may explain how exercise improves metabolism – February 2, 2021
• ‘Exercise protein’ doubles running capacity, restores function and extends healthy lifespans in older mice – January 21, 2021
• Study reveals immune driver of brain aging – January 20, 2021
• NAD+ can restore age-related muscle deterioration – January 19, 2021
• Could NRF2 be your magic molecule for eternal youth? – January 19, 2021
• Better diet and glucose uptake in the brain lead to longer life in fruit flies – January 18, 2021
• Inhibiting KGA-dependent glutaminolysis in mice found to eliminate senescent cells – January 15, 2021
• Designer cytokine makes paralyzed mice walk again – January 15, 2021
• Researchers identify promising model for studying human aging – January 13, 2021
• Study links severe COVID-19 disease to short telomeres – January 11, 2021
• Study explores the effects of immune responses on the aging brain – January 6, 2021
• Aging, diet-induced obesity, and metabolic disease link explored in new research – December 15, 2020
• Genes for Regulating Stem Cell Aging Identified – December 10, 2020
• Oral drug blocks SARS-CoV-2 transmission – December 3, 2020
• Glucosamine may reduce overall death rates as effectively as regular exercise, study suggests – December 3, 2020
• Scientists reverse age-related vision loss, eye damage from glaucoma in mice – December 2, 2020
• Simulations open a new way to reverse cell aging – December 1, 2020
• Drug reverses age-related cognitive decline within days – December 1, 2020
• Molecular mechanism of long-term memory discovered – November 30, 2020
• Molecule that promotes muscle health when magnetised – November 30, 2020
• Embryonic stem cells have their own strategy for protecting chromosome ends – November 26, 2020
• Research provides new insights on health effects of long-duration space flight – November 25, 2020
• Sestrin makes fruit flies live longer – November 24, 2020
• Getting it just right: The Goldilocks model of cancer – November 20, 2020
• Near-infrared probe decodes telomere dynamics – November 19, 2020
• Chronic inflammation causes a reduction in NAD+ – November 16, 2020
• Separate Antiaging Trials for Rapamycin and Metformin – November 16, 2020
• Age is decisive for positive or negative effects of the diabetes drug metformin – November 12, 2020
• Born to be young? Prenatal thyroid hormones influence ‘biological age’ at birth – November 11, 2020
• Genetic disposition protects immune system from aging – November 10, 2020
• Cell aging can be slowed by oxidants – November 9, 2020
• New ‘epigenetic’ clock provides insight into how the human brain ages – October 29, 2020
• Glutamine protects against muscle injuries and aging – October 29, 2020
• Bacterial metabolism of dietary soy may lower risk factor for dementia – October 22, 2020
• Scientists identify compound that stimulates muscle cells in mice – October 22, 2020
• Scientists home in on the mechanism that protects cells from premature aging – October 14, 2020
• Higher doses of vitamin D slowed progression of frailty in older mice, preclinical study shows – October 13, 2020
• Research team discovers mechanism that restores cell function after genome damage – October 13, 2020
• Damaged muscles don’t just die, they regenerate themselves – October 13, 2020
• Fusing cytokines with antibodies found to be effective at treating brain tumors in mice – October 8, 2020
• High throughput screening identifies molecules that reduce cellular stress – October 5, 2020
• Could a poo transplant one day be the secret of eternal youth? – October 2, 2020
• No bones about it: Wild gorillas don’t develop osteoporosis like their human cousins – September 30, 2020
• Mutations that affect aging: More common than we thought? – September 30, 2020
• Understanding the effect of aging on the genome – September 29, 2020
• Blocking enzyme’s self-destruction process may mitigate age-related diseases – September 29, 2020
• Discovery enables adult skin to regenerate like a newborn’s – September 29, 2020
• Some severe COVID-19 cases linked to genetic mutations or antibodies that attack the body – September 25, 2020
• Nano particles for healthy tissue – September 4, 2020
• VRK-1 Protein Activation Increased Lifespan of Worms – September 1, 2020
• A naturally-occurring metabolite ups lifespan and compresses late-life morbidity in mice – September 1, 2020
• Young cancer survivors show genetic signs of accelerated aging – August 30, 2020
• Rejuvenating old organs could increase donor pool – August 27, 2020
• Blocking nerve signals to the pancreas halts type 1 diabetes onset in mice – August 27, 2020
• Transplanted brown-fat-like cells hold promise for obesity and diabetes – August 27, 2020
• Researchers develop new system to conduct accurate telomere profiling in less than 3 hours – August 25, 2020
• Studies in mice give clues to combatting changes in aging muscle stem cells – August 24, 2020
• Study finds cancer-boosting culprit that multiplies with age – August 19, 2020
• Researchers examine the role of muscle strength in aging cognitive health – August 19, 2020
• Study finds clues to aging in ‘junk’ DNA – August 19, 2020
• Researchers discover 2 paths of aging and new insights on promoting healthspan – July 17, 2020
• Scientists may have found one path to a longer life – July 10, 2020
• More Humanin Increases Chances for Healthier Living to 100 – July 7, 2020
• Among older adults, statin use tied to decreased risk of death – July 7, 2020
• Blocking cholesterol storage could stop growth of pancreatic tumors – July 7, 2020
• How the body regulates scar tissue growth after heart attacks – July 6, 2020
• Male fruit flies’ decline in fertility with age is not only driven by changes in sperm – July 6, 2020
• Age-related impairments reversed in animal model – July 6, 2020
• Age-related heart disease linked to gut bacteria metabolite – July 5, 2020
• Stimulating production of enzyme in roundworms found to increase lifespan – July 2, 2020
• Age research: A low level of the stress hormone cortisol contributes to the ageing process – July 1, 2020
• Circular RNA found to make fruit flies live longer – June 29, 2020
• Lab Mice Telomeres Do Not Break Them as Disease Models – June 22, 2020
• The rate we acquire genetic mutations could help predict lifespan, fertility – June 19, 2020
• CAR T cells beyond cancer: Targeting senescence-related diseases – June 17, 2020
• Under-20s half as likely to contract coronavirus: study – June 16, 2020
• Researchers: Cheap drug improves COVID-19 survival – June 16, 2020
• Study shows low socioeconomic status people experience more declines in age-related functions – June 16, 2020
• Diluting blood plasma rejuvenates tissue, reverses aging in mice – June 15, 2020
• Essential components of dietary restriction revealed – June 9, 2020
• Drug researcher develops ‘fat burning’ molecule that has implications for treatment of obesity – June 8, 2020
• Repetitive negative thinking linked to dementia risk – June 8, 2020
• T cell immunity in the elderly – June 5, 2020
• Eat less and live a long healthy life? Study shows ‘not in all cases’ – June 5, 2020
• Epidemiologists develop new tool for measuring the pace of aging across the life course – May 5, 2020
• People aged 95 and over show stronger brain connectivity – May 5, 2020
• Aging and diet lead to proteome changes in the intestinal epithelium – May 1, 2020
• Study identifies potential drug treatments for telomere diseases – April 23, 2020
• Researchers link age-related DNA modifications to susceptibility to eye disease – April 21, 2020
• Switching on a key cancer gene could provide first curative treatment for heart disease – April 14, 2020
• Molecular ‘switch’ reverses chronic inflammation and aging – February 6, 2020
• Antiaging Treatments that are Closest to FDA Approval – January 17, 2020
• Drinking 1% rather than 2% milk accounts for 4.5 years of less aging in adults – January 15, 2020
• Underdog Pharma Could Reverse Cardiovascular Disease Which is the Leading Medical Problem – January 14, 2020
• CBT for social anxiety may have a protective effect on cells – December 19, 2019
• Insights into anti-aging properties of experimental Alzheimer’s drug – December 15, 2019
• In autism, too many brain connections may be at root of condition – November 29, 2017
• Super resolution imaging helps determine a stem cell’s future – February 27, 2017
• Chiral superconductivity experimentally demonstrated for the first time – February 27, 2017
• Group introduces six new particles to standard model to solve five enduring problems – February 25, 2017
• Mechanical engineers leading effort to detect defects that reduce efficiency – February 25, 2017
• Graphene oxide supercapacitor commercial prototype targeted within 2 years – February 25, 2017
• Creative people have better-connected brains – February 25, 2017
• Cancer cells hijack healthy cells to help them spread to other organs – February 25, 2017