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Researchers from Japan have found a new way of distinguishing cancerous from non-cancerous tissues using microRNA, representing a promising new metric in cancer diagnosis. Read more

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Microglia in the aging brain can accumulate harmful lipids. Microglia are the central nervous system version of macrophages; lipid accumulation in macrophages leading to inflammation is an important mechanism in atherosclerosis. Read more

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A new study found an inverse relationship between mushroom consumption and the development of prostate cancer among middle-aged and elderly Japanese men, suggesting that mushroom intake might help to prevent prostate cancer. Read more

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Researchers have moved on from the initial experiments to the search for circulating factors in blood that change in ways that are harmful in aged individuals, and which might be adjusted to improve cell and... Read more

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Autophagy is the collection of cellular maintenance processes responsible for recycling damaged cell components, molecular machinery, and metabolic waste. Read more

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Aging is associated with a progressive loss of muscle mass and strength, which  results in frailty and the condition of weakness known as sarcopenia. Resistance training would improve matters. Read more

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Caloric restriction and intermittent fasting are known to prolong life- and healthspan in model organisms. In a randomized controlled trial, 4 weeks of strict alternate day fasting improved health markers in middle-aged humans. Read more

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Progressive arterial stiffness causes a state of chronically high blood pressure, which can lead to cognitive decline by damaging sensitive tissues in the brain and other organs. Read more

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Epigenetic reprogramming holds out great hope for making aging cells youthful again. But since it doesn't address the underlying damage, many scientists are waving red warning flags. Read more

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Today's open access paper is a review of present progress towards regenerative therapies that can reverse hearing loss. Progressive hearing loss is pervasive in old age, and accelerates considerable in the later stages of life.... Read more

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Researchers here suggest that infection plays an important role in cardiovascular disease in later life, and that the chronic inflammation of aging is a factor in allowing infection to cause significant harm to the heart. Read more

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Engineering principles developed only 150 years ago were found to have evolved first in biological circuitry that controls cell growth, according to new UA research. Read more

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