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More than 40% of adults ages 50 to 64 years in Sweden without known heart disease were found to have some degree of atherosclerosis, according to a new study published today in the American Heart Association’s flagship journal Circulation. Atherosclerosis, or the buildup of fatty deposits in blood vessels that supply blood […]

Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) are hopeful new understanding of cellular defects related to Cystic Fibrosis (CF) could help pave the way for treatment of the disease. A team in the College of Medicine led by Drs. Juan Ianowski (PhD) and Julian Tam (MD) found that sodium transport […]

A new study by researchers from the Digital Health Circle (DHC), an innovation hub affiliated with Simon Fraser University (SFU), has determined there is a causal relationship between participating in certain lifestyle activities and preventing a decline in cognitive health. Protecting cognitive health is key for healthy aging and for […]

Embryonic stem cells can give rise to every cell type in the body. A team of researchers has now identified a cellular mechanism that is important for the ability of these cells to maintain their state as stem cells. The findings add to the knowledge needed to bring forward the […]

Tissue engineering of new cartilage is an important goal in the field of regenerative medicine, but it has proven challenging to obtain the necessary structural properties. Natural cartilage is a resilient, strong tissue. Incremental progress towards this goal has been made over the years, as researchers explored the space of […]

It is well demonstrated that structured exercise programs improve function and reduce mortality in old humans, in part because the majority of people do not undertake anywhere near enough exercise. For mice, more activity takes place into later life, but how much is quite dependent on the environment in which […]

The popular science article I'll point out today does a fair job of following the past decade or so of work arising from heterochronic parabiosis, in which the circulatory systems of a young animal and an old animal are joined. The young animal exhibits some degree of accelerated aging, while […]