Aging (Aging-US) Research
In a recent study, researchers from Western University and Indiana University investigated the connection between aging, memory and lactate metabolism in flies.
Telomere length (TL) has been reported to be associated with depression and cognitive impairment in elderly. Early detection of depression and cognitive impairment is important to delay disease progression. Therefore, researchers aimed to identify whether TL is associated with early subjective depressive symptoms and cognitive complaints among healthy elderly subjects…
In a new study, researchers used C. elegans to investigate how changes in lipids during aging might impact lifespan and healthspan.
Read Crossref’s Top 10 Aging DOIs in 2022.
In Alzheimer’s disease (AD), platelets become dysfunctional and might contribute to amyloid beta deposition. Here, the researchers depleted platelets in one-year-old APP Swedish PS1 dE9 (APP-PS1) transgenic mice for five days, using intraperitoneal injections of an anti-CD42b antibody, and assessed changes in cerebral amyloidosis, plaque-associated neuritic dystrophy and gliosis…
