Dysfunction in anti-inflammatory cells called MRC1+ macrophages are implicated in neuropathic pain. Stimulating the expression of these cells using gene therapy could potentially treat chronic pain.

Changes to the transcriptome, or the full set of messenger RNA molecules that synthesize proteins from genetic material, are linked to biological aging.

In addition to helping to prevent Alzheimer's disease, aerobic exercise may also slow down memory loss in people already diagnosed with Alzheimer's.

Curcumin suppresses the aggregation of amyloid proteins that accumulate in Alzheimer's disease. In mice, curcumin also improved fat and cholesterol metabolism.