Key Points: Researchers from Ritsumeikan University in Japan discovered that resistance training may be more effective than aerobic exercise in preventing the aging of the skin. Aerobic exercise and strength training both increased the elasticity and structure of the skin in Japanese women of middle age, but only strength training increased the thickness of the… Continue reading Strength Training Can Rejuvenate Aging Skin Better than Aerobics
Category: Skin & Muscle
Sapporo Medical School Study Finds Resveratrol Delays Heart and Skeletal Muscle Aging
Key Points: Cardiac muscle hypertrophy (heart enlargement) and the loss of skeletal muscle mass and function (sarcopenia) are two prevalent age-related diseases with strong ties to impaired autophagy – the removal of cellular waste. Researchers have pinpointed SIRT1 as a promising target to enhance autophagy, and it turns out that resveratrol – a natural polyphenol… Continue reading Sapporo Medical School Study Finds Resveratrol Delays Heart and Skeletal Muscle Aging
NMN and Ginseng Show Similar Efficacy To Reverse Muscle Aging
Key Points: Muscle aging is perhaps one of the most pervasive debilitating age-related conditions in the world, leading to loss of independence and compromised mobility. And while strength and resistance training is a well-established intervention to delay muscle decline, dietary regimens also heavily influence muscle health. Thus, researchers have honed in on natural products that… Continue reading NMN and Ginseng Show Similar Efficacy To Reverse Muscle Aging
NYU Study Reveals Surprising Link: Consistent Hair Removal May Accelerate Hair Graying
Key Points: Like other tissues, our hair depends largely on stem cells to regenerate. However, with aging our stem cells dwindle in number and lose their function. Accordingly, the age-related decline in pigment stem cells — melanocyte stem cells (McSCs) — leads to hair graying. However, the nature of McSC decline has not been well understood… Continue reading NYU Study Reveals Surprising Link: Consistent Hair Removal May Accelerate Hair Graying
New Collagen Therapy Can Treat Arthritis and Regenerate Joints, Turkish Study Reveals
Key Points: Osteoarthritis prevalence has risen by an astounding 48% since 1990, affecting more than 500 million people across the globe. And while the majority of individuals succumbing to this deteriorating disease are elderly individuals, new evidence indicates that younger people are experiencing OA at higher rates due to obesity, joint trauma, and sports-related injuries.… Continue reading New Collagen Therapy Can Treat Arthritis and Regenerate Joints, Turkish Study Reveals
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
Metformin and Leucine Cocktail Prevents Muscle Atrophy and Cell Senescence: New Study
Key Points As we get older, muscle deterioration and atrophy can drive low physical activity and ultimately, our loss of independence. A recent study in aged mice has shown that combining the diabetes medication metformin with the essential amino acid leucine can protect against diminished muscle function. How a metformin and leucine cocktail prevents muscle… Continue reading Metformin and Leucine Cocktail Prevents Muscle Atrophy and Cell Senescence: New Study
Coenzyme Q10 Defends Against Age-Related Physical Decline, Study Finds
Key Points: While the youth take advantage of their seemingly unbreakable bodies, adults are met with the inescapable reality of aging, with many succumbing to the inevitable decline of muscle function and fitness. Adults are burdened with these deficits, in part, due to impaired mitochondria – our cellular powerhouses – and brain dysfunction, which increases… Continue reading Coenzyme Q10 Defends Against Age-Related Physical Decline, Study Finds
New Hospital Study Shows Gene Therapy Reverses Muscle Aging
Key Points: One of the most increasingly pervasive diseases that continues to cripple the elderly population is sarcopenia, a condition characterized by the gradual loss of muscle mass, strength, and function. Although the underlying mechanisms behind this debilitating age-related disease remain unclear, new research from Nationwide Children’s Hospital (NCH) in Ohio suggests that the growth… Continue reading New Hospital Study Shows Gene Therapy Reverses Muscle Aging
High-Intensity but not Low-Intensity Exercise Acts as Senolytic: Taiwanese Study
Key Points: Most of our cells have short lifespans, dividing a few hundred times before entering replicative senescence — when a cell no longer divides. Not only do senescent cells not divide, but they can also cause organ damage if not removed. For this reason, the accumulation of senescent cells is thought to play a… Continue reading High-Intensity but not Low-Intensity Exercise Acts as Senolytic: Taiwanese Study