Key Points: Fat build-up in our liver ensues just after a few days of heavy drinking. Nevertheless, fat deposits can accumulate in our liver without consuming one drop of alcohol, a condition called nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The causes of NAFLD are largely unknown, thus far leaving scientists stumped on how to establish treatments.… Continue reading Study Reveals Synergistic Power of Metformin and Resveratrol in Combating Liver Deterioration
Category: Metabolism
NR and CoQ10 Improve Kidney Function: Latest Study
Key Points About 15% of US adults have chronic kidney disease, and as many as 90% of adults with chronic kidney disease don’t know they have it. Those with severe kidney disease often suffer from declining muscle function, precipitating frailty for some. Along those lines, researchers propose that declining mitochondrial metabolism facilitates declining physical function… Continue reading NR and CoQ10 Improve Kidney Function: Latest Study
Scientists Successfully Increase Lifespan and Delay Brain Aging with New Prebiotic
Key Points: Our gut microbiome – an internal hub housing trillions of nutrient-boosting microorganisms, including bacteria and other microbes – is emerging as a central modulator of health and wellness. Studies have linked poor gut health to a myriad of harmful aged-related conditions like diabetes, cancer, and central nervous system complications that affect the brain.… Continue reading Scientists Successfully Increase Lifespan and Delay Brain Aging with New Prebiotic
Study Shows Curcumin Boosts Physical Performance
Key Points: Aging leads to increased exercise fatigue, and despite numerous therapies used to treat exercise fatigue, they all come with side effects. A recent study shows that curcumin, a component of turmeric used for centuries in Chinese medicine, may be able to treat exercise fatigue with minimal side effects through its effects on energy… Continue reading Study Shows Curcumin Boosts Physical Performance
Cornell Scientists Repurpose Cancer Drugs to Rejuvenate Weight-Loss Promoting Beige Fat Cells
Key Points: In response to cold, our fat stem cells have the remarkable capability of developing into beige fat cells. Once generated, beige fat cells burn the sugar and fats circulating in our bloodstream to produce heat instead of energy. However, our stem cells decline with age, and the beiging process begins to fail as… Continue reading Cornell Scientists Repurpose Cancer Drugs to Rejuvenate Weight-Loss Promoting Beige Fat Cells
Taking Vitamin B9 Enhances Memory and Counters Brain Deterioration, Study Finds
Key Points: Proper nourishment is critical to maintaining the aging brain’s resilience and vitality. Failure to do so makes this nimble organ increasingly vulnerable to damage, leading to cognitive dysfunction and memory decline. Of the many brain-boosting vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants, researchers have pinpointed folic acid (vitamin B9) as central to nervous system health and neuronal… Continue reading Taking Vitamin B9 Enhances Memory and Counters Brain Deterioration, Study Finds
A New Pharmaceutical Targeting Both NAD⁺ and mTOR Pathways Shows Efficacy Against NASH and ALS
Key Points The geroscience hypothesis proposes that a therapeutic treating an underlying aging process should prevent multiple age-related diseases. Two examples of pathways that researchers have targeted to treat multiple aging-associated conditions are NAD+ metabolism and the mTOR pathway. Yet how these two pathways relate to one another and whether drugs can target both simultaneously… Continue reading A New Pharmaceutical Targeting Both NAD⁺ and mTOR Pathways Shows Efficacy Against NASH and ALS
Study Reveals How Stress Accelerates Aging: Columbia University
Key Points: Our psychological stress is associated with elevated levels of the stress hormone cortisol and an up to 67% increase in whole-body energy expenditure. In response to stress, our cells increase survival processes to promote resilience, termed allostasis. However, chronic activation of allostasis — allostatic overload — could contribute to cellular aging. Now, a new study… Continue reading Study Reveals How Stress Accelerates Aging: Columbia University
Harvard Study: NMN Cuts Weight, Cholesterol, and Blood Pressure in Overweight Adults
Key Points Research has shown that cellular levels of the essential molecule for cell energy generation, mitochondrial production, and DNA repair – nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) – drop as we age. Scientists have postulated that this age-related declining cellular NAD+ contributes to age-associated diseases. Rodent studies have shown that NAD+ augmentation improves healthspan by enhancing… Continue reading Harvard Study: NMN Cuts Weight, Cholesterol, and Blood Pressure in Overweight Adults
Study Shows Metabolic Activator Mix Reverses Cognitive Decline in Alzheimer’s Patients
Key Takeaways: A class of metabolic activators improves critical cognitive function in Alzheimer’s patients, at least in those who are severely affected, according to a Phase II clinical study. Led by Istanbul Medipol University Hospital, the study claims that the combination of L-serine, N-acetyl cysteine (NAC), nicotinamide riboside (NR), and L-carnitine tartrate made the hippocampus,… Continue reading Study Shows Metabolic Activator Mix Reverses Cognitive Decline in Alzheimer’s Patients