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Tag Archives: gerontology
Gene variants for living to 100 identified
Under the heading, “Research Ripe for Over-interpretation” a team of scientists from the Boston University Schools of Public Health and Medicine and the Boston Medical Center have published in the July 1, 2010 issue of the journal Science a paper identifying a suite of gene variants that can be used to predict whether people can [...]
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New study: Genetic variations associated with aging
Sometimes the shortest distance to new knowledge is a lot of repetitious work – like analyzing 500,000 genetic variations across the entire human genome. Researchers at King’s College London (UK), Leicester University (UK), and the University of Groningen (Netherlands) were on the trail of locating genes associated with aging. This is part of the (perhaps) [...]
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What if most people lived to 100?
It’s more than possible. In the not very distant future, most people will live to be 100 years old. That possibility…should make people pause. First off: Is it true? Second: If true, when might it happen? Third: What does that mean, for a lot of things? Almost a third of the “impact areas” listed here [...]
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Can we stimulate repair of old muscles?
Yes, we probably can stimulate more repair of muscle cells in older people. Berkeley — A study led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, has identified critical biochemical pathways linked to the aging of human muscle. By manipulating these pathways, the researchers were able to turn back the clock on old human muscle, [...]
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Update: Research on ‘old-age genes’ challenged