Aging & Longevity

Six Drivers of Aging Identified Among Genes Differentially Expressed With Age

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Many studies have compared gene expression in young and old samples to gain insights on aging, the primary risk factor for most chronic diseases. However, these studies only identify associations without distinguishing drivers of aging from compensatory geroprotective responses or incidental downstream effects. Here, we introduce a workflow to characterize causal effects of differentially expressed genes on lifespan. First, we performed a meta-analysis of 25 gene expression datasets comprising...
Ariella Coler-Reilly

Preservation of Autophagy May Be a Mechanism Behind Healthy Aging

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Autophagy is intricately linked with protective cellular processes, including mitochondrial function, proteostasis, and cellular senescence. Animal studies have indicated that autophagy becomes dysfunctional with aging and may contribute to T cell immunosenescence. In humans, it remains unclear whether autophagy is impaired in CD4^(+) T cells as people age. To answer this question, we examined basal and inducible autophagic activity in a series of experiments comparing CD4^(+) T cells from...
Arsun Bektas

Lactate Secretion by Monocytes as a Determinant of Innate Immune Cell Fitness in Healthy Elderly

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Immune cell metabolism is increasingly recognized as an important regulator of immune function, but its role in age-related immune dysfunction, chronic inflammation, and cardiometabolic complications in humans remains incompletely understood. This study investigated the impact of aging on monocyte metabolic and functional signatures in a healthy elderly population. We aimed to leverage these immunometabolic signatures to identify healthy elderly individuals with reduced immune cell fitness and,...
Lisa Smeehuijzen

Identification of circular RNAs associated with ageing of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex across the adult lifespan

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Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are emerging as crucial regulators of biological processes and have been implicated in age-related diseases. Few studies have explored age-related circRNA expression in the human brain across the adult lifespan. This study aims to identify age-related differentially expressed circRNAs in human post-mortem dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) samples, a region critically involved in cognition that exhibits early signs of age-related changes. Total RNA sequencing was...
Fatemeh Amjadi-Moheb

The Level of Technophobia Among Older Adults in China in the Context of Digital Health: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: In China, technophobia among older adults is moderate, particularly concerning privacy concerns dimensions. Higher technophobia levels are observed in those who are older, have lower education and income, and live in rural areas. This trend is global amid aging and digitalization. Health care professionals and policymakers should identify high-risk groups and risk factors, developing targeted interventions through multidisciplinary collaboration to reduce...
Zhehui Yang

Exploring age and hemispheric differences in cortical plasticity after iTBS using fNIRS

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Non-invasive brain stimulation applied to the prefrontal cortex (PFC) has been shown to improve cognitive outcomes in older adults with cognitive impairments (Miller et al., 2023). However, the differential impact of left versus right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) stimulation on prefrontal oxygenation levels, as well as its modulation across age groups, remains insufficiently understood. 45 adults completed a within-subjects design completing 4 cognitive tasks before and after...
Amy Miller

α-Lipoic acid mitigates age-related cognitive decline by modulating PPARγ/NF-κB-mediated neuroinflammation

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CONCLUSIONS: LA mitigated age-related cognitive deficits by modulating neuroinflammation through PPARγ/NF-κB suppression. Our findings highlighted the therapeutic potential of LA in aging-related cognitive decline and the role of the PPARγ/NF-κB axis in neuroinflammation regulation. As an exploratory study with a limited sample size, these findings offer promising insights that would benefit from future confirmation in larger cohorts.
Zhenyuan Zhang

Integrated omics reveals disease-associated radial glia-like cells with epigenetically dysregulated interferon response in multiple sclerosis

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Progressive multiple sclerosis (PMS) involves a persistent, maladaptive inflammatory process with numerous cellular drivers. We generated induced neural stem cells (iNSCs) from patient fibroblasts through a direct reprogramming protocol that preserved their epigenome, which revealed a PMS-specific hypomethylation of lipid metabolism and interferon (IFN) signaling genes. Single-cell multi-omics uncovered a novel, disease-associated radial glia-like cell (DARG) subpopulation in PMS cell lines...
Bongsoo Park

Choreography of rapid actin filament disassembly by coronin, cofilin, and AIP1

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Rapid remodeling of actin filament (F-actin) networks is essential for the movement and morphogenesis of eukaryotic cells. The conserved actin-binding proteins coronin, cofilin, and actin-interacting protein 1 (AIP1) act in synergy to promote rapid F-actin network disassembly, but the underlying mechanisms have remained elusive. Here, using cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM), we uncover the concerted molecular actions of coronin, cofilin, and AIP1 that lead to actin filament aging and severing....
Wout Oosterheert

Exercise Interventions Involving Minimal Equipment for Community-Dwelling Adults With Dementia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

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CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: Our findings suggest that exercise interventions involving minimal equipment show promising benefits in various outcome domains among community-dwelling adults with dementia. However, given the low certainty of evidence, more studies of higher quality are needed to confirm these findings.
Nien Xiang Tou

Machine learning assessment of cognitive reserve using functional near-infrared spectroscopy in older adults with cognitive frailty

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Cognitive reserve mitigates aging-related cognitive decline and frailty, yet current assessments lack neurobiological specificity. We aimed to develop a noninvasive, functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS)-based machine learning model to classify cognitive reserve levels in older adults with cognitive frailty. Seventy-one community-dwelling adults underwent resting-state and task-based (Stroop, n-back) fNIRS scans. Graph theory metrics and task-related β-values were extracted. Support...
Wanrui Wei

Polypharmacy appropriateness in Italian Long-Term Care Facilities: the nationwide prescription day point survey

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Global population aging is increasing the demand for Long-Term Care Facilities to support older adults with complex health needs. The Prescription Day LTCFs project is a national multicenter point-prevalence study, conducted by the Italian Society of Gerontology and Geriatrics in collaboration with the ANASTE Humanitas Foundation, investigated medication prescription patterns and administration practices in 3,400 residents across 82 facilities in Italy. Participants had a mean age of 84.7 years,...
Alba Malara

GHSR suppression in neurons protects against aging-associated metabolic and cognitive impairments

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Aging is accompanied by progressive declines in metabolic and cognitive functions. Growth hormone secretagogue receptor (GHSR), a receptor for the gut hormone ghrelin, is highly expressed in neurons and plays a crucial role in metabolic regulation. We previously reported that aged global GHSR-ablated mice are lean and insulin-sensitive, and that neuronal GHSR-deleted mice (Syn1-cre;Ghsr^(f/f)) completely prevent diet-induced obesity. However, the role of neuronal GHSR in metabolic and cognitive...
Hongying Wang

Bone Loss and TLR4 Signals Contribute Independently to B Lineage Aging

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B cell development declines with age, but how structural changes in the marrow environment contribute to that process is incompletely understood. Multiplexed volumetric imaging revealed that B lineage cells were enriched near bone, and trabecular bone in particular, in young mice. However, B cell progenitors were depleted from these regions in strains of old mice that exhibited senile osteoporosis. In striking contrast, the age-related decline of B lymphopoiesis was attenuated in mice in which...
Erin Baker

Reduced Mitochondrial Adenine Nucleotide Translocase 1 (ANT1) Correlates With Aging-Associated Airway Remodeling

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Aging generates a variety of phenotypes in the lungs with increased alveolar airspaces or emphysema, decreased surface area, and increased disease susceptibility. Senescence, oxidative stress, and mitochondrial dysfunction are known contributory factors. However, the underlying mechanisms promoting unhealthy aging remain unclear. Adenine nucleotide Translocase 1 (ANT1), a mitochondrial ADP/ATP transporter, is important for mitochondrial metabolism. Loss of ANT1 has been implicated in the...
Roshani Jha
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