Publications

Author: David WilliamsThe human brain holds many mysteries, among which are the specifics of how exactly memories work. There are a lot of different theories as to how the brain operates as far as memory as a function is concerned, but now researchers have finally made some real progress towards a better understanding of it.To be ...

The Harvard Health Letter outlined the current view on the use of telomere length evaluation as a test of expected longevity.There's no crystal ball in medicine that can predict how fast you're aging or how long you'll live. But the latest trend in private screening tests claims to provide a tantalizing clue. The tests offer a snapshot...

Immunosenescence is described as a progressive reduction of the ability to mount effective antibody and cellular responses against infections and to vaccinations. This process conditions aging-associated changes in a senescent organism. Authors of a new article published in npj Aging and Mechanisms of Disease reviewed the latest data of experimanta...

An article about the features of anti-aging companies and the main trends of their development.Authors: João Pedro de Magalhães, Michael Stevens, and Daniel ThorntonAbstractAge-related conditions are the leading causes of death and health-care costs. Reducing the rate of aging would have enormous medical and financial benefits. Myriad genes an...

New research links "safe" levels of air pollution to premature death.Every day, you inhale thousands of gallons of air — mostly nitrogen, oxygen, and a smattering of other gases. But that air also contains tiny particles spewed from power plants, industrial factories, and vehicles. These pollutants can trigger heart attacks, strokes, a...