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<em>Caenorhabditis elegans</em> in neuroscience: from neural communication to neurodegenerative disease modeling

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Consistent with humans and other metazoans, the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) undergoes progressive structural and functional decline during aging. Possessing highly conserved genetic pathways that share extensive homology with human genes, and characterized by a streamlined, fully mapped connectome, C. elegans has emerged as a robust model for dissecting the mechanisms underlying neuronal aging and degeneration. In this review, we summarize the intrinsic advantages of C. elegans...
Ziheng Pan

Targeting the NO-cGMP axis in age-related vascular dysfunction: a systematic review and meta-analysis of preclinical animal studies

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Vascular dysfunction in aging is driven by multiple interconnected hallmarks of aging, including DNA damage, oxidative stress, chronic inflammation, mitochondrial dysfunction, and cellular senescence and features by endothelial impairment, inflammation, and reduced nitric oxide-cyclic guanosine monophosphate (NO-cGMP) signaling. Targeting this pathway may offer therapeutic benefit beyond traditional atherosclerosis-focused treatments. A systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted...
Soroush Mohammadi Jouabadi

A common sugar may help cancer cells break free and spread

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Chemotherapy-surviving ovarian cancer cells may release fructose to help neighboring tumor cells loosen, escape, and spread. The discovery suggests that sugary diets and cholesterol-lowering drugs could influence cancer progression, though the effects have not yet been confirmed in patients.