According to new research, the goal of reasonable eating that extends lifespan may have as much to do with what’s “eating” you as what you yourself are eating. In a study published in PLOS One, neuroscientists from Florida Atlantic University show that smelling food in addition to consuming calories could influence the aging process. And, what’s “eating”… Continue reading Aging Could be Affected by Just Smelling Food
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New Help in Fighting Alzheimer’s?
A compound called rapamycin (photo above) may help address neurologic damage such as Alzheimer’s disease, new research shows. A study by Oregon State investigators published in Aging Cell outlines a new understanding of how this compound works. “It’s possible this could provide a new therapeutic approach to neurologic disease,” said Viviana Perez, an assistant professor… Continue reading New Help in Fighting Alzheimer’s?
Calories and Cellular Aging
When it comes to anti-aging efforts, eating right can positively affect people at a profound cellular level, research has found. The study, published in Molecular & Cellular Proteomics, offers one glimpse into how cutting calories impacts aging inside a cell. The researchers found that when ribosomes — the cell’s protein makers — slow down, the… Continue reading Calories and Cellular Aging
New Cancer Research Approaches Specifically Target 60+ Population
By Samuel Waxman, M.D. Distinguished Service Professor Medicine, Hematology and Medical Oncology and Distinguished Service Professor, Oncological Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Founder & CEO, Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation. One of America’s precious resources, its senior population, is not getting its fair share of attention in the war against cancer… Continue reading New Cancer Research Approaches Specifically Target 60+ Population
IV Nutrition Can Improve Effectiveness of Chemo Drugs
An IV-administered nutrition source could lessen the toxicity of platinum-based cancer drugs, according to a new study. The analysis, by biologists from Carnegie Mellon University, was published in the journal Scientific Reports. Platinum-based drugs, including cisplatin, carboplatin and oxaliplatin, have been used to treat cancer for decades. They are the most potent chemotherapy drugs, but… Continue reading IV Nutrition Can Improve Effectiveness of Chemo Drugs
Bundles of DNA Could Lead to Treatment for Age-Related Diseases
A study tying the aging process to the deterioration of tightly packaged bundles of cellular DNA could lead to methods of preventing and treating age-related diseases such as cancer, diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease, as detailed April 30, 2015, in Science. In the study, scientists at the Salk Institute and the Chinese Academy of Science found… Continue reading Bundles of DNA Could Lead to Treatment for Age-Related Diseases