How Vitamin C protects primates against ferro-aging
Vitamin C supplementation reduces organ biological age and improves organ function in primates through a previously unknown mechanism
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How exercise reverses muscle aging
Exercise reverses muscle aging by restoring mTOR balance
Magnesium deficiency speeds up gut aging
Magnesium levels in the gut decline with age, leading to accelerated gut aging and inflammation. Supplementation can reverse the effects.
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How the diabetes drug metformin stops inflammation in aging cells
Metformin lowers inflammation by blocking one of the key triggers of inflammaging: escape of damaged chromatin fragments from the nucleus of senescent cells.
Toxic people in our lives lead to faster aging, higher inflammation and chronic illness
Toxic people in our lives accelerate biological aging, increase inflammation, higher body weight, worse mental health and more chronic health problems.
Study of senolytic drugs finds two top contenders and a key role for mitochondria
Scientists tested 21 known senolytic drugs and found two top performers. These were even more effective when combined with interventions that required the mitochondria to generate more energy.
Daily multivitamin supplement lowers biological age in seniors
In a two year study of seniors, a daily multivitamin & multimineral supplement lowered biological age: a promising study that could indicate better health outcomes.
Diabetes drug protects aging kidneys in preclinical study
SGLT2 inhibitor preserved kidney blood vessels and kidney tubule health and function in studies on aging fish.
Do daily multivitamins and multiminerals improve healthspan?
While there are some benefits to a daily multivitamins, a personalized approach to supplementation is better than universal multivitamin supplementation.
Betaine might be the exercise in a bottle we need to slow down aging
Long-term exercise produces Betaine from the kidneys leading to lower inflammation.
Urolithin A clinical trial shows promising signs of immune rejuvenation
Urolithin A treatment produced more youthful immune cells with younger mitochondria.
Lifespan in different species depends on their ability to repair DNA
Aging may be due to random genetic error accumulation and species with higher DNA error correction mechanisms tend to live longer.
Polyunsaturated fatty acid shows promise of reversing age-related vision loss in mouse study
Treating mice with VLC-PUFAs helped reduce markers of age-related macular degeneration and improved vision.