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Of mice and people: study reshapes our understanding of ageing and disease

March 13, 2025 Aging, blood stem cells, mouse, people, Research

This work gives us a more complete understanding of the factors that influence how a tissue ages over an organism’s lifetime.

Older woman having her hair cut at a salon.

Momentum

Yes, your hair is changing

January 13, 2025 Aging, Aging hair, Dr. Oyetewa Asempa, hair, hair loss

With age comes many bodily changes and hair can be one of them. Dr. Oyetewa Asempa shares some of the common ways hair changes manifest throughout our lives.

From The Labs

Image of the Month: Aging signs

September 3, 2024 Aging, cell nucleus, Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome, lamin A, Research

Overexpression of lamin A (red) causes structural changes to the cell nucleus that are associated with aging.

Policywise

How to help the public navigate stem cell products

May 24, 2024 Aging, cell and gene therapy, older adults, Pain, stem cell therapy, The International Society for Cell and Gene Therapy

Society is aging. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the number of Americans 65 and older is projected to increase from 58 million in 2022

From The Labs

Uncovering the secret of long-lived stem cells

April 30, 2024 Aging, chaperone, cyclophilin A, hematopoietic stem cells, intrinsically disordered proteins, PPIA, Research

A protein produced in large amounts in HSCs is key for these cells to retain their regenerative potential and avert the effects of aging.

Policywise

Navigating future planning: Aging and intellectual and developmental disabilities

March 22, 2024 Aging, Autism, caregiver, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, intellectual and developmental disabilities, spina bifida, Transition Medicine Clinic

In a raw and vulnerable moment, a patient’s mother confided in me, “I’m deeply concerned about who will care for my son when I’m no

From The Labs

GlyNAC supplementation improves cognitive decline and brain health in aging

May 11, 2023 Aging, brain health, cognitive decline, glutathione deficiency, GlyNAC, Research

GlyNAC – a combination of precursors of the natural antioxidant glutathione – improved or reversed age-associated cognitive decline in old mice and improved multiple associated defects in the aging brain.

A younger person and an older person sitting together on a park bench while looking at a smart phone.

Momentum

Tech Savvy: making technology more accessible for older adults

July 5, 2022 Aging, Technology

Technology is ever-changing, generally making life easier and increasing accessibility to information and to friends and family. But for some older adults, the latest phones,

From The Labs

Talking about aging, lysosomes have something to say

June 14, 2022 Aging, C. elegans, fatty acid signaling, Longevity, lysosomes, Research

The new findings help us understand how longevity is regulated at a whole organism level.

From The Labs

GlyNAC supplementation extends life span in mice

March 8, 2022 Aging, glutathione, GlyNAC, hallmarks of aging, mitochondrial deficiency, mouse model, oxidative stress, Research

GlyNAC – a combination of precursors of the natural antioxidant glutathione – can increase lifespan and improve multiple key age-associated defects in mice.

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