To function properly, neurons need to recycle cellular waste before it becomes toxic. When neurons can no longer do that, ...

Can research into a rare, accelerated aging disease and "zombie cells" teach us something about the normal aging process? Did you know that a small molecule called NAD + plays a critical role in our ...

Using an aging clock, researchers from the University of Cologne have used the Caenorhabditis elegans model organism to demonstrate that nerve cells age differently. They identified both the causes of ...

I’m afraid I might be getting Alzheimer’s. How do I know if I’m developing it? Once every few weeks, I forget where I put my phone. Or I walk into a room to get something, and then suddenly wonder ...

To date, approaches to treatments for Alzheimer's disease have not addressed the contribution of protein insolubility as a general phenomenon, instead focusing on one or two insoluble proteins.

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Mesenchymal drift may help explain how cells lose stable identity and acquire pro-fibrotic, inflammatory mesenchymal traits ...

Growing older affects every part of the body, including the brain. Many people notice changes in memory, concentration, and mental sharpness as they age. Scientists have long known that aging ...

It could be as simple as constantly misplacing keys, or forgetting to pay a bill, or repeating questions over and over. As people age, their memory and cognition tends to take a small hit. But about ...

Aging is a natural part of life, and most of us expect to see signs of aging in our 50s and 60s, such as wrinkles, gray hair, and slower metabolism. However, some people seem to age much faster than ...