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Work on Restoring Function in Huntington's Disease
Updated: 2012-05-31 12:49:27Researchers "have collaborated on a project to restore neuron function to parts of the brain damaged by Huntington's disease (HD) by successfully transplanting HD-induced pluripotent stem cells into animal models. ... Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) can be genetically engineered from human somatic cells such as skin, and can be used to model numerous human diseases. They may also serve as sources of transplantable cells that can be used in novel cell therapies. In the latter case, the patient provides a sample of his or her own skin to the laboratory. In the current study, experimental animals with damage to...Effects of Exercise and Diet on Mortality in the Old
Updated: 2012-05-31 12:37:37Via EurekAlert!: researchers "studied 713 women aged 70 to 79 years who took part in the Women's Health and Aging Studies. This study was designed to evaluate the causes and course of physical disability in older women living in the community. ... A number of studies have measured the positive impact of exercise and healthy eating on life expectancy, but what makes this study unique is that we looked at these two factors together. ... Researchers found that the women who were most physically active and had the highest fruit and vegetable consumption were eight times more likely to survive...Aubrey de Grey at TEDxUChicago 2012
Updated: 2012-05-31 00:31:25Aubrey de Grey of the SENS Foundation presented at TEDxChicago 2012 a month ago or so, and video of the event recently made its way to YouTube: Dr. Aubrey de Grey is a biomedical gerontologist. As the Chief Science Officer of the SENS Foundation (a foundation working to develop widespread access to rejuvenation biotechnologies), author of numerous journal articles and books, and board member of a handful of editorial and scientific advisory boards, it is incontestable that Dr. Aubrey de Grey has dedicated his life to the science of combating the aging process. He received his BA and Ph.D. from...A High Level View of What is Known of Aging
Updated: 2012-05-30 12:49:57The Guardian talks to researcher Tom Kirkwood: "We've known for some time that ageing is extremely variable; that everybody is different and that the differences of individuals' experience of ageing are greater than differences in earlier stages of life ... And why so variable? ... Because of the nature of the ageing process. I've been involved in this field for more than 35 years and when I entered it people fondly believed that ageing was programmed; that there was a mechanism inside our bodies that determined how long we would live. It was kind of written into our genes that...Fibroblast Growth Factor and Zebrafish Regeneration
Updated: 2012-05-30 12:11:15Small steps towards understanding the greater regenerative capacity of one species: "When the spinal cord is severed in humans and other mammals, the immune system kicks in, activating specialised cells called glia to prevent bleeding into it. ... Glia are the workmen of the nervous system. The glia proliferate, forming bigger cells that span the wound site in order to prevent bleeding into it. They come in and try to sort out problems. A glial scar forms. ... However, the scar prevents axons, threadlike structures of nerve cells that carry impulses to the brain, of neighbouring nerve cells from penetrating...What Are Carotenoids?
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A higher dietary intake of carotenoids offers protection against developing certain cancers like: lung, cervix, skin, uterine, and GI cancer.Tissue Engineering of Small Blood Vessels
Updated: 2012-05-29 12:41:56Researchers are increasingly able to produce networks of small blood vessels - here in a way that is only immediately applicable to testing, but which will no doubt lead to further progress: "bioengineers have developed the first structure to grow small human blood vessels, creating a 3-D test bed that offers a better way to study disease, test drugs and perhaps someday grow human tissues for transplant. ... with this, we can really dissect what happens at the interface between the blood and the tissue. We can start to look at how these diseases start to progress and develop efficient...A Cheap and Abundant Source of Heart Muscle Cells
Updated: 2012-05-29 12:32:49Researchers find a low-cost way of creating cardiomyocytes on demand: they can "transform human stem cells - both embryonic and induced pluripotent stem cells - into the critical heart muscle cells by simple manipulation of one key developmental pathway. ... manipulating a major signaling pathway known as Wnt - turning it on and off at prescribed points in time using just two off-the-shelf small molecule chemicals - is enough to efficiently direct stem cell differentiation to cardiomyocytes. ... The technique promises a uniform, inexpensive and far more efficient alternative to the complex bath of serum or growth factors now used...Updates on the Longecity Crowdfunded Microglia Study
Updated: 2012-05-28 21:44:32The Longecity community (formerly the Immortality Institute) has for some years been one of the pioneers of the current phase of crowdfunding for scientific research, and community members have raised a few tens of thousands of dollars for life science projects connected to longevity science. You might recall that last year they raised the funds for a study of microglia: Cognitive functions of the brain decline with age. One of the protective cell types in the brain are called microglia cells. However, these microglia cells also loose function with age. Our aim is to replace non-functional microglia with new and...Autoantibodies in Alzheimer's Disease
Updated: 2012-05-28 15:56:47Via ScienceDaily, an example of a more recent form of theory to explain the development of Alzheimer's disease: "dying or damaged brain cells release debris into the bloodstream and give rise to specific autoantibodies that appear to be reliable biomarkers for early diagnosis of Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases. The researchers also identify a key mechanism in the development of Alzheimer's that mirrors a process that is common in such autoimmune disorders as rheumatoid arthritis. ... human blood contains perhaps thousands of autoantibodies for clearing cellular debris, and that some of these autoantibodies can potentially be used to accurately diagnose...Thoughts on the de Grey/Blakemore Debate on Longevity Science
Updated: 2012-05-28 15:33:30Filmmaker Robert Pappas, who produced To Age or Not to Age, here offers some thoughts on the recent academic debate between Aubrey de Grey and Colin Blakemore: "The debate's title was: 'Resolved this house wants to defeat aging entirely' and was to cover the feasibility and desirability of bringing aging under medical control. After watching the video of the debate; among other things, it strikes me that the title itself helps obscure the nature and process of the scientific research currently underway to extend healthspan, and by implication, lifespan. The problem waxes ironic. To a large degree, Aubrey became 'famous'...Sunscreen and Sunblock - What's the Difference?
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As the names imply, there is quite a difference between sunscreen and sunblock. Understanding the differences will help you to select the best protection against sun damaged skin.Fight Aging! Newsletter, May 28th 2012
Updated: 2012-05-27 14:55:16FIGHT AGING! NEWSLETTER May 28th 2012 The Fight Aging! Newsletter is a weekly email containing news, opinions, and happenings for people interested in aging science and engineered longevity: making use of diet, lifestyle choices, technology, and proven medical advances to live healthy, longer lives. This newsletter is published under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license. In short, this means that you are encouraged to republish and rewrite it in any way you see fit, the only requirements being that you provide attribution and a link to Fight Aging! ______________________________ CONTENT - The Three Types of Aging Research - An Interview...The risk of a heart attack is on your plate
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Updated: 2012-05-25 23:32:18I view the world of aging and longevity science as divided into three broad classes of research and researchers - something that will already be apparent to regular readers, but which I don't recall having outlined explicitly. This crude model of the research community informs the ways in which I read research and evaluate the state of progress towards meaningful goals: both extension of healthy human life, and - more importantly - forms of medicine capable of repair and reversal of aging. Class 1: Investigating Aging By far the largest component of the aging science community is made up of...Amyloidosis as the Present Limited Factor on Human Lifespan
Updated: 2012-05-25 12:20:06A theory that has emerged in recent years points to forms of amyloidosis as the final limiting process for human life span. Extremely long-lived people, who have survived or evaded all the common fatal age-related conditions, appear to die because of amyloid buildup. The evidence is good enough for the SENS Foundation to start funding work on a therapy - like all the mechanisms of aging, this is something that can be fixed through appropriate use of biotechnology. Here's a little more on the topic (and a link to a PDF format research paper): "Supercentenarians are persons who have lived...A Gene that Influences Aging, Cancer, and Inflammation
Updated: 2012-05-25 11:39:58An example of the way in which the machinery of cells is very intertwined, components reused by evolution in many different mechanisms: "This was certainly an unexpected finding. It is rather uncommon for one gene to have two very different and very significant functions that tie together control of aging and inflammation. The two, if not regulated properly, can eventually lead to cancer development. It's an exciting scientific find. ... For decades, the scientific community has known that inflammation, accelerated aging and cancer are somehow intertwined, but the connection between them has remained largely a mystery ... What was known...Coenzyme Q10 Weight Loss: Are They Connected
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