Category Archives: Longevity

Can Eye Exams Help Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease?

August 23, 2019

Often performed on aging patients at risk of serious eye conditions such as blindness, eye exams may soon prove to be powerful tools in the detection of brain disease. As a practical, preventative measure, eye examinations assist physicians in observing and determining the deterioration of eye health in aging patients, helping to protect against crippling impairment. It is estimated that nearly 50% of blindness cases can be avoided or prevented with routine visits to an eye care professional, according to Harvard Health Publishing Continue reading →

The Role of Environmental Pollutants in Cellular Aging

July 29, 2019

Disease, premature death, and early signs of aging have all been linked to the growing number of environmental pollutants affecting the global population. Recent research has found that previous estimates of deaths caused by environmental pollution have been greatly underestimated. The study revealed a total of 8.8 million deaths attributable to air pollution each year worldwide. The detrimental effects of this ubiquitous issue on both environmental and human health are well-known, however, new research aims to determine whether exposure to pollutants can accelerate aging at the cellular level.

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The Role of Sirtuins in Longevity

July 25, 2019

Despite strenuous controversies, the field of sirtuin research is growing with an increasing number of recent studies revealing their promising connection to longevity. After many years of investigation, understanding of the activity of the silent information regulator 2 (Sir2) family (‘sirtuins’) has greatly expanded, proving its significant involvement in the regulation of many fundamental biological processes. Dr. Leonard Guarente, co-founder of Elysium Health and director of MIT’s Glenn Center for Biology of Aging, stands at the forefront of sirtuin research efforts.

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