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Due to a loss of functionality in hematopoietic stem cells, immune defects occur during aging. Now, researchers from Leibniz Institute on Aging –…

It’s already well known that a diet may have a life-extending effect. Researchers from Leibniz Institute on Aging – Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI) in…

It's well known that genetic differences among individuals influence lifespan, but a new study appearing February 24 in Cell Systems suggests that…

The Turquoise killifish (Nothobranchius furzeri) is the shortest-lived vertebrate that can be kept under laboratory conditions. It exemplifies a rapid…

Out of a ’haystack’ of 40,000 genes from three different organisms, scientists at ETH Zurich and a research consortium in Jena have found genes that…

University of Glasgow researchers have made a major contribution to the biggest-ever study of the molecular mechanisms underlying the ageing process.

Researchers have found differences between normal and pathologic peptidomic changes that may lead to an improved understanding of molecular mechanisms…

Age may seem like a straightforward measurement: the number of years, months, days since you were born. But for cells in different parts of your body,…

Beim Pankreaskarzinom (Bauchspeicheldrüsenkrebs) handelt es sich um den dritthäufigsten Tumor des Verdauungstraktes, der mit einer sehr schlechten…