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Tag Archives: Cellular Ageing
Insufficient Physical Activity Accelerates Biological Ageing? (BBC News / American Journal of Epidemiology)
Summary Californian researchers have discovered indications that older women with more sedentary lifestyles may have faster-ageing cells (as measured by shortened telomere length). “ …higher sedentary time may be associated with shorter LTL [leukocyte telomere length] among less physically active … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Quick Insights, Universal Interest
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Reversing Certain Aspects of the Ageing Process in Mice (BBC News / NHS Choices / Cell)
Summary Researchers in the USA would appear to have identified a new mechanism of ageing, based on the functional decline in the mitochondria inside muscle cells. The also claim to have discovered how to reverse this specific process. Levels of … Continue reading
Posted in Animal Studies, BBC News, For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Quick Insights, Universal Interest
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Healthy Regime Reverses Cell Ageing (BBC News)
Summary Research by the University of California and published in Lancet Oncology may have discovered evidence that adhering to a regime of exercise, a vegetarian diet and regular sress-reducing meditation can reverse ageing at the cellular level. The study involved only 35 men with … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Quick Insights, Universal Interest
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