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Blood RNAs tied to frailty in older adults with cardiovascular disease

An observational analysis of 197 older people with cardiovascular disease suggested that three small RNA molecules might serve as markers of frailty.An observational analysis of 197 older people with cardiovascular disease suggested that three small RNA molecules might serve as markers of frailty.

Blood-vessel lining has small fitted cells beside enlarged gray cells crowded with droplets and RNA strands, with blood cells nearby.
Cross-sectional · 197 peopleMechanisms

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Nucleic Acids Research

Aging mouse brains show opposing shifts in two cell signals

Experiments in genetically modified mice linked brain aging to greater activity of an inflammation-regulating pathway and reduced activity of another.Experiments in genetically modified mice linked brain aging to greater activity of an inflammation-regulating pathway and reduced activity of another.

Astrocytes beside a laboratory mouse contrast a large cell surrounded by dense inflammatory secretions with a smaller cell surrounded by sparse secretions.
Mouse studyMechanisms
Research Square

Human blood retains DNA-marking patterns formed before birth

Each blood cell carried about 300,000 acquired DNA-marking changes before birth, including more than 3,000 in large segments that remained stable for decades.Each blood cell carried about 300,000 acquired DNA-marking changes before birth, including more than 3,000 in large segments that remained stable for decades.

Blood-forming cells share clustered marks on chromatin fibers in a small gray group and a larger dark blue-green group, with differently marked cells nearby.
Preprint: cross-sectional · 13 peopleMechanisms

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Buckwheat powder did not beat placebo on main cognition measure

The main self-rated cognitive-function score changed at similar rates with buckwheat and placebo, with a difference of 0.03 during the 12-week trial.The main self-rated cognitive-function score changed at similar rates with buckwheat and placebo, with a difference of 0.03 during the 12-week trial.

Brain sections with similar folds sit above small groups of people, with buckwheat sprouts and scattered powder beside the larger section.
Preprint: randomized trial · 662 peopleInterventions
bioRxiv

Brief stress-response activation promotes healthy aging in flies

Early-adulthood activation of a stress-response protein reduced mortality risk by approximately 50% across all ages and improved nerve and muscle function in aged flies.Early-adulthood activation of a stress-response protein reduced mortality risk by approximately 50% across all ages and improved nerve and muscle function in aged flies.

A fruit fly beside densely branched and sparse nerve cells, intact and fragmented muscle fibers, and a cluster of fat-body cells.
Preprint: fly studyIntegrated stress response
NPJ Aging

RNA patterns varied with age in human lung and brain tissue

An observational analysis of human lung and brain tissue mapped age-related differences in chemical marks on RNA and how RNA molecules were processed.An observational analysis of human lung and brain tissue mapped age-related differences in chemical marks on RNA and how RNA molecules were processed.

Figure from NPJ Aging
Cross-sectional studyLung
Cell Biomaterials

RNA delivery boosts responses in aged human T cells in the lab

In laboratory experiments, delivering several gene-regulating RNAs together enhanced activation and cell-killing responses in aged human T cells.In laboratory experiments, delivering several gene-regulating RNAs together enhanced activation and cell-killing responses in aged human T cells.

Figure from Cell Biomaterials
Human cell studyBlood and immune system
Nature Metabolism

Blood molecule levels did not fall with age in healthy adults

A cross-sectional study of 1,068 adults in Lithuania linked lower whole-blood levels of the molecule to heart and blood vessel disease and high blood pressure.A cross-sectional study of 1,068 adults in Lithuania linked lower whole-blood levels of the molecule to heart and blood vessel disease and high blood pressure.

Figure from Nature Metabolism
Cross-sectional studyBiomarkers
Journal of Nanobiotechnology

Immune-cell particles ease bone and muscle decline in aged mice

Experiments in naturally aged mice found benefits from immune-cell particles, with aerobic exercise further improving selected tissue-rebuilding and movement measures.Experiments in naturally aged mice found benefits from immune-cell particles, with aerobic exercise further improving selected tissue-rebuilding and movement measures.

Figure from Journal of Nanobiotechnology
Mouse studyMuscle
BMC Medicine

Mobile lifestyle program lowered odds of high blood pressure

At 24 months, hypertension odds were lower with the six-month program than in the control group, with an odds ratio of 0.20.At 24 months, hypertension odds were lower with the six-month program than in the control group, with an odds ratio of 0.20. Community-dwelling adults with and without hypertension in 20 Chinese communities or villages took part…

Figure from BMC Medicine
Randomized trialHypertension
GeroScience

Hard-to-control blood pressure linked to signs of artery aging

An observational study initially identified 821 patients and linked resistant hypertension to stiffer arteries and blood-cell markers associated with senescence.An observational study initially identified 821 patients and linked resistant hypertension to stiffer arteries and blood-cell markers associated with senescence.

Figure from GeroScience
Cohort studyMechanisms
Cell Reports

Clearing protein deposits restored liver regrowth in aged mice

Experiments in aged mice found that clearing abnormal protein deposits around blood vessels with anselamimab restored liver regeneration after partial liver removal.Experiments in aged mice found that clearing abnormal protein deposits around blood vessels with anselamimab restored liver regeneration after partial liver removal. These deposits came from antibody fragments called light chains.

Figure from Cell Reports
Mouse studyInterventions

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Experimental Gerontology

DNA marks are more variable in older rhesus macaque brains

An observational analysis of 86 hippocampus samples spanning about 3–35 years linked older age to greater variation in chemical marks on DNA.An observational analysis of 86 hippocampus samples spanning about 3–35 years linked older age to greater variation in chemical marks on DNA. The researchers analyzed 86 samples: 56 female and 30 male.

Hippocampal tissue surrounded by nuclei and small macaques, with consistent DNA marks in gray nuclei and sparse to dense marks in blue nuclei.
Cross-sectional studyMechanisms
bioRxiv

Exercise countered age-linked gene control changes in mice

Aging increased the involvement of gene-regulating proteins at more than 100,000 DNA sites in mouse hearts; endurance exercise opposed most increases.Aging increased the involvement of gene-regulating proteins at more than 100,000 DNA sites in mouse hearts; endurance exercise opposed most increases.

Heart muscle nuclei contain dense protein clusters beside a resting mouse and sparse clusters beside a mouse running in a wheel.
Preprint: mouse studyEndurance exercise
Journal of Geriatric Oncology

Frailty linked to worse outcomes in chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Hospitalized adults with high frailty had 4.74 times the adjusted odds of dying in hospital compared with those with low frailty.Hospitalized adults with high frailty had 4.74 times the adjusted odds of dying in hospital compared with those with low frailty. Adults hospitalized with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, a blood cancer, were studied in an…

Enlarged blood cells sit between closely grouped dark blue-green patients and more widely spaced gray patients, all upright and faceless.
Cohort · 97,325 peopleBiomarkers
Genetics

A nerve signal helps protect aging neurons in worms

In worm experiments, increasing a nerve-signaling molecule reduced excessive branching in aging sensory neurons without extending lifespan.In worm experiments, increasing a nerve-signaling molecule reduced excessive branching in aging sensory neurons without extending lifespan.

A dark blue-green worm has sparse neuron branches beside a gray worm with excessive branches, with a nerve cell and signaling fragments between them.
Worm studyMechanisms
Aging Cell

Protein loss reduced signs of senescence in mouse fat tissue

Experiments comparing male mice with and without a regulatory protein found altered fat composition and reduced senescence, a state in which cells stop dividing.Experiments comparing male mice with and without a regulatory protein found altered fat composition and reduced senescence, a state in which cells stop dividing.

Figure from Aging Cell
Archives of Public Health

Air pollution and night light jointly linked to deaths in China

Their joint link to mortality exceeded what adding their separate excess risks predicted, with an excess relative risk due to interaction of 0.570.Their joint link to mortality exceeded what adding their separate excess risks predicted, with an excess relative risk due to interaction of 0.570.

Figure from Archives of Public Health
Cohort studyPopulations
Lancet

No clear winner between kidney care plans for older adults

Life-years adjusted for health-related quality of life averaged 1.354 with planned care without dialysis versus 1.472 with dialysis preparation over 4.5 years’ average…Life-years adjusted for health-related quality of life averaged 1.354 with planned care without dialysis versus 1.472 with dialysis preparation over 4.5 years’ average follow-up.

Figure from Lancet
Randomized trial · 445 peopleKidney
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Two exercise programs increased walking distance in obesity

Six-minute walking distance was 64.20 meters greater with breathing-focused exercise than with no exercise, compared with 57.33 meters greater with standard exercise.Six-minute walking distance was 64.20 meters greater with breathing-focused exercise than with no exercise, compared with 57.33 meters greater with standard exercise.

Figure from Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Randomized trial · 51 peopleAerobic exercise
GeroScience

Semaglutide did not shrink lab-grown human muscle cells

Muscle cells from six older adults with obesity showed no thinning after 24 hours of exposure to semaglutide or a gut hormone, compared with controls.Muscle cells from six older adults with obesity showed no thinning after 24 hours of exposure to semaglutide or a gut hormone, compared with controls.

Figure from GeroScience
Human cell studySemaglutide
Haematologica

Tailored transplant care in older adults shows promise

Deaths unrelated to disease relapse reached 6.3% at one year, compared with historical rates of 25%, in 32 patients aged 60 or older.Deaths unrelated to disease relapse reached 6.3% at one year, compared with historical rates of 25%, in 32 patients aged 60 or older. Thirty-two patients aged 60 or older, with a median age of 69.3, underwent their first donor…

Blood-forming marrow holds dense cells beside sparse gray tissue, with a cluster of donor cells above and small upright people nearby.
Single-arm trial · 32 peopleInterventions
Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology

Childhood statins linked to lower adult cardiovascular risk

At age 52, cardiovascular event-free proportions were 0.98 in adults treated from childhood and 0.70 in affected parents without access to childhood statins.At age 52, cardiovascular event-free proportions were 0.98 in adults treated from childhood and 0.70 in affected parents without access to childhood statins.

Artery cross-sections show wide open passages beside a plaque-narrowed passage, with small groups of faceless people beneath them.
Cohort · 526 peopleStatins
bioRxiv

Nutrient-sensing circuit guides gut cell development in flies

Fruit fly experiments identified signals that controlled the development of nutrient-absorbing gut cells; disrupting the circuit impaired renewal during aging and…Fruit fly experiments identified signals that controlled the development of nutrient-absorbing gut cells; disrupting the circuit impaired renewal during aging and shortened lifespan.

Fruit fly gut tissue with many small developing cells contrasts with gray tissue with fewer developing cells, beside a magnified fruit fly.
Preprint: fly studyNutrient sensing
Nature Health

Potassium-enriched salt could prevent millions of deaths

A global model estimated that replacing regular salt with potassium-enriched salt could avert a net 2.96 million deaths annually from cardiovascular and chronic kidney…A global model estimated that replacing regular salt with potassium-enriched salt could avert a net 2.96 million deaths annually from cardiovascular and chronic kidney disease.

Figure from Nature Health
Computational studyInterventions
Neuron

Looser DNA packaging impairs energy supply in aged mouse neurons

Experiments in aged mouse neurons linked oxidative stress to looser mitochondrial DNA packaging, fewer RNA copies from that DNA and impaired energy production.Experiments in aged mouse neurons linked oxidative stress to looser mitochondrial DNA packaging, fewer RNA copies from that DNA and impaired energy production.

Figure from Neuron
Cell studyMechanisms
Biochemical Pharmacology

Protein inhibitor reduced lung inflammation in mice

An experiment in mice exposed to cigarette smoke and a bacterial molecule found less lung damage and inflammation after a protein-blocking drug.An experiment in mice exposed to cigarette smoke and a bacterial molecule found less lung damage and inflammation after a protein-blocking drug.

Figure from Biochemical Pharmacology
Mouse studyInflammation