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Persistence of SARS-CoV-2 in tissues leads to long COVID

PASC is likely the result of long-term persistence of SARS-CoV-2 in various tissues

11 Jul 2022

Researchers discover the first effective drug to treat rare, genetic liver disease

Researchers at Saint Louis University's School of Medicine, in collaboration with Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals and Takeda Pharmaceuticals, report the first effective drug to treat a rare, genetic liver disease that formerly could only be treated with a liver transplant.

8 Jul 2022

Salk professor wins $2 million to gain better understanding of cassava genetics

Research Professor Todd Michael will receive nearly $2 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to sequence the genomes of multiple lineages of the cassava plant, a large starchy root vegetable also known as yuca root consumed in more than 80 countries around the world.

8 Jul 2022

Childhood physical abuse victims more likely to experience poor physical and mental health

Older adults who were physically abused as children were significantly more likely to develop chronic pain and chronic physical illness in later life according to a newly-released study by University of Toronto researchers.

7 Jul 2022

Seeking to kick-start Biden’s agenda, Schumer unveils a bill for Medicare drug price negotiations

Democratic senators on Wednesday took a formal step toward reviving President Joe Biden's economic agenda, starting with a measure to let Medicare negotiate prices with drugmakers and to curb rising drug costs more broadly.

7 Jul 2022

Understanding how the brain learns new concepts holds potential for tackling cognitive issues

A discovery about how algorithms can learn and retain information more efficiently offers potential insight into the brain's ability to absorb new knowledge.

6 Jul 2022

Study: Lactobacilli living in female urinary tract's microbiome can kill nearby pathogenic bacteria

Lactobacilli that live in the human female urinary tract's microbiome are competitive and kill nearby pathogenic bacteria, according to the first study of its kind by a team led by microbiologist Dr. Tanya Sysoeva of The University of Alabama in Huntsville.

6 Jul 2022

Scientists offer a set of recommendations to improve future research on diet and dementia

Anyone searching the internet for brain-healthy foods will find no shortage of stories making dietary recommendations. Some of those stories point to observational studies that have suggested a link between the lower or greater intake of certain foods and the risk of dementia.

5 Jul 2022

Chemical-based sequencing method to efficiently study DNA methylation

One way cells can control the activities of their genes is by adding small chemical modifications to the DNA that determine which genes are turned on or off.

1 Jul 2022

TTUHSC School of Nursing professor awarded Gerontological Society of America fellowship

The Gerontological Society of America, the driving force behind advancing innovation in aging awarded fellow status to Alyce S. Ashcraft, Ph.D., RN, professor and associate dean for research and scholarship at the Texas TechUniversity Health Sciences School of Nursing.

1 Jul 2022

Scientists prove the “neuroprotective” function of p62 protein in a mouse model

Neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s are defined by pathogenic accumulation of toxic proteins in the brain.

1 Jul 2022

HIV accelerates epigenetic aging soon after initial HIV infection

HIV has an "early and substantial" impact on aging in infected people, accelerating biological changes in the body associated with normal aging within just two to three years of infection, according to a study by UCLA researchers and colleagues.

1 Jul 2022

New study investigates the epigenetic drift of time passing

A new research paper was published in Aging (Aging-US) on the cover of Volume 14, Issue 12, entitled, "Time makes histone H3 modifications drift in mouse liver."

30 Jun 2022

Study uncovers new gene that increases Alzheimer's disease risk in women

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder and the most common cause of dementia, affecting more than 5.8 million individuals in the U.S. Scientists have discovered some genetic variants that increase the risk for developing Alzheimer's; the most well-known of these for people over the age of 65 is the APOE ε4 allele.

30 Jun 2022

Study finds more of white matter hyperintensities in postmenopausal women

Women who have gone through menopause may have more of a brain biomarker called white matter hyperintensities than premenopausal women or men of the same age, according to a new study published in the June 29, 2022, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

29 Jun 2022

Online version of algorithm shows how biases in RNA sequences affect gene expression

A recent publication from researchers at the University of Kentucky explains the importance of identifying and understanding how differences between tissues and cells alter gene expression without changing the underlying genetic code.

29 Jun 2022

Discovery suggests a new way to slow or stop metastatic spread of pancreatic cancer

Pancreatic cancer, though rare, is one of the deadliest of cancers, killing nearly 50,000 people yearly and doing so quickly, primarily because it metastasizes rapidly through the body. Barely one in 10 people survive beyond five years.

29 Jun 2022

Sleep turns out to be a significant factor for maintaining cardiovascular health

Sleep duration is now considered an essential component for ideal heart and brain health. Life's Essential 8™ cardiovascular health score replaces Life's Simple 7™, according to a new Presidential Advisory, Life's Essential 8 - Updating and Enhancing the American Heart Association's Construct on Cardiovascular Health, published today in Circulation, the Association's flagship, peer-reviewed journal.

29 Jun 2022

Study focuses on how telomerase activity affects the regenerative potential of stem cells in human urine

The Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine researchers who were the first to identify that stem cells in human urine have potential for tissue regenerative effects, continue their investigation into the power of these cells.

28 Jun 2022

Researchers assess the evidence basis for medications used to treat spine-related pain in older adults

Spine-related pain is increasingly common in older adults. While medications play an important role in pain management, their use has limitations in geriatric patients due to reduced liver and kidney function, comorbid medical problems and polypharmacy (the simultaneous use of multiple drugs to treat medical conditions).

28 Jun 2022

Aging News and Research

Persistence of SARS-CoV-2 in tissues leads to long COVID

Researchers discover the first effective drug to treat rare, genetic liver disease

Salk professor wins $2 million to gain better understanding of cassava genetics

Childhood physical abuse victims more likely to experience poor physical and mental health

Seeking to kick-start Biden’s agenda, Schumer unveils a bill for Medicare drug price negotiations

Understanding how the brain learns new concepts holds potential for tackling cognitive issues

Study: Lactobacilli living in female urinary tract's microbiome can kill nearby pathogenic bacteria

Scientists offer a set of recommendations to improve future research on diet and dementia

Chemical-based sequencing method to efficiently study DNA methylation

TTUHSC School of Nursing professor awarded Gerontological Society of America fellowship

Scientists prove the “neuroprotective” function of p62 protein in a mouse model

HIV accelerates epigenetic aging soon after initial HIV infection

New study investigates the epigenetic drift of time passing

Study uncovers new gene that increases Alzheimer's disease risk in women

Study finds more of white matter hyperintensities in postmenopausal women

Online version of algorithm shows how biases in RNA sequences affect gene expression

Discovery suggests a new way to slow or stop metastatic spread of pancreatic cancer

Sleep turns out to be a significant factor for maintaining cardiovascular health

Study focuses on how telomerase activity affects the regenerative potential of stem cells in human urine

Researchers assess the evidence basis for medications used to treat spine-related pain in older adults

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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