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Urbanization has introduced multiple factors that promote circadian clock dependent or independent disruption of physiology. Conditions such as late-night light (ALAN) exposure, shift working, cross-continental traveling may lead to circadian dysregulation leading to obesity, metabolic disorders and physiological alterations. As ALAN affects the circadian clock with concomitant effects on stress and free radical physiology, we hypothesised that night exposure to artificial light may affect the...

This cross-sectional investigation seeks to examine the association between dietary omega-3 fatty acids (including α-linolenic acid [ALA], eicosapentaenoic acid [EPA], and docosahexaenoic acid [DHA]) and biomarkers of cellular aging, specifically DNA methylation age (Horvathage) and telomere length (Horvathtelo), in older adults. Our analysis leveraged nationally representative data from 2,136 participants aged ≥ 50 years in the 1999-2002 NHANES cycles. Multivariable linear regression models...

Synthetic biology enabled the systematic engineering of bacteria for diverse applications, but their deployment in open environments raises concerns about their persistence and unintended ecological impacts. To address these challenges, genetic "expiry-date" circuits were designed to impose a tunable lifespan on bacteria. These circuits, structured as a feedforward activation network, regulate the timing of cell death by controlling the expression of Lysis E, enabling a programmed lifespan...

CONCLUSIONS: The MitoFit scientific communication was well received and should be considered in behavior change strategies that promote physical activity in community-dwelling older adults.

Controlled experiments suggest that the seasonal build-up of nitrogen (N) limitation constrains the responses of forest autumn phenology to elevated temperatures. Therefore, rising soil N is expected to increase the delaying effects of elevated temperature on the end of the season, i.e., leaf senescence. However, the interactive effects of temperature, soil N, and aridity on xylem autumn phenology remain unknown. We conducted a wide spatial analysis from 75 conifer sites in the Northern...

Immune aging is associated with decreased vaccine responses, but biomarkers for vaccine responsiveness remain unidentified. We analyzed immunotypes describing pre-vaccination immune cell profiles and their associations with triple vaccine responsiveness to influenza, pneumococcal, and SARS-CoV-2 vaccines in adults aged 25-78 years. Additionally, we developed an innovative measure, immune entropy, to quantify cumulative perturbations in the immune cell subset network. Specific immunotypes were...

An increasing number of physically active adults are taking the mTOR inhibitor rapamycin off label with the goal of extending healthspan. However, frequent rapamycin dosing disrupts metabolic health during sedentary conditions and abates the anabolic response to exercise. Intermittent once-weekly rapamycin dosing minimizes many negative metabolic side effects of frequent rapamycin in sedentary mice. However, it remains unknown how different rapamycin dosing schedules impact metabolic, physical,...

Relief that NIH funding will be restored mingles with fears that academic independence will suffer—and that other universities will make similar concessions

Science, Volume 389, Issue 6758, July 2025.

Science, Volume 389, Issue 6758, July 2025.

Science, Volume 389, Issue 6758, July 2025.

Science, Volume 389, Issue 6758, July 2025.

Science, Volume 389, Issue 6758, July 2025.