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Chasing Breakthrough Cures for Parkinson’s Disease

By Brady Hartman on January 8, 2018

Summary: A disease-modifying drug for Parkinson’s disease remains the goal of researchers as they develop promising treatments using gene therapy, autophagy upregulators, and brain mapping. [Author: Brady Hartman. This article first appeared on LongevityFacts and was updated on March 18, 2018] Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia are diseases of aging, and the incidence of these conditions rise with each passing… Continue reading "Chasing Breakthrough Cures for Parkinson’s Disease"
Anti-Aging Science, Medical Advances
Researchers Discover Key to Alzheimer’s Disease in Our Brains

By Brady Hartman on November 24, 2017

Summary: Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases are partially caused by the build-up of garbage due to a breakdown of the cellular housekeeping process known as autophagy. British scientists just discovered what may be the key to stopping this collapse in cellular housekeeping. [Author: Brady Hartman. This article first appeared on the website LongevityFacts. Follow us on Reddit | Google+ ] Scientists at King’s College London (KCL) discovered new… Continue reading "Researchers Discover Key to Alzheimer’s Disease in Our Brains"
Anti-Aging Science, Lifespan-Extending Treatments
Macromolecular Damage Ages Us Prematurely – Autophagy Helps

By Brady Hartman on October 21, 2017

Summary: Macromolecular damage contributes to the chronic diseases of aging by causing DNA damage, inflammaging, stem cell decline, increased cellular stress and cell death. Hopefully, geroscientists may have found a way to repair the damage using compounds like rapamycin that induce autophagy. This article first appeared on the LongevityFacts.com website. Author: Brady Hartman. Macromolecular Damage Ages Us Prematurely As we grow older,… Continue reading "Macromolecular Damage Ages Us Prematurely – Autophagy Helps"
Anti-Aging Science
When Cell Death Goes Bad – Researchers Discover Role in Cancer and Inflammation-linked Diseases

By Brady Hartman on October 5, 2017

Summary: Programmed cell death is an essential part of staying healthy. However, when the process goes haywire, it promotes the growth of cancer and inflammation-related diseases such as such as rheumatoid arthritis, atherosclerosis, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), sepsis, and diabetes. A recent review highlights the role played by an out-of-whack cell death system in cancer and inflammation-related diseases. [Cover: Dr. Microbe / Getty… Continue reading "When Cell Death Goes Bad – Researchers Discover Role in Cancer and Inflammation-linked Diseases"
Anti-Aging Science
Cellular Garb-aging Causes You To Age (Loss of proteostasis)

By Brady Hartman on October 1, 2017

Summary: Cellular garb-aging is back in the spotlight as research shows the phenomenon plays a key role in the diseases of aging, including cancer, Alzheimer’s, Huntington’s, Parkinson’s, metabolic diseases, chronic inflammation and the aging process itself. Garb-aging is so bad for our health that researchers are looking for ways to take the garbage out, or to keep it from building up… Continue reading "Cellular Garb-aging Causes You To Age (Loss of proteostasis)"
Anti-Aging Science
8 Ways Cell Stress Causes Us To Age Prematurely

By Brady Hartman on September 26, 2017

Summary: Cell stress is a fact of life. The cells in our bodies are subject to stress from toxins such as internally generated free radicals, cigarette smoke, air pollution, and UV light. How our cells deal with stress ultimately controls our health. [Author: Brady Hartman. This article first appeared on the LongevityFacts.com website under the title ‘Eight Ways Your Cells Deal With Stress’ and… Continue reading "8 Ways Cell Stress Causes Us To Age Prematurely"

Tag: Autophagy

Chasing Breakthrough Cures for Parkinson’s Disease

Researchers Discover Key to Alzheimer’s Disease in Our Brains

Macromolecular Damage Ages Us Prematurely – Autophagy Helps

When Cell Death Goes Bad – Researchers Discover Role in Cancer and Inflammation-linked Diseases

Cellular Garb-aging Causes You To Age (Loss of proteostasis)

8 Ways Cell Stress Causes Us To Age Prematurely