Health Care-Aging Solutions

Anti-ageing drug rapamycin may extend life almost as effectively as restricting calories – our new research

by Zahida Sultanova 19/6/25 The Conversation

Eating less, or dietary restriction, has been the gold standard for achieving a longer life ever since a study nearly a century ago in which laboratory rats that ate less surprised scientists by outliving their well-fed lab mates.

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‘Initially I thought it was a scam’: can collagen really turn back the clock?

by David Cox 6/11/22 The Guardian

Most collagen proteins consist of long, spindly, flimsy-looking structures called fibrils, which provide it with the strength needed to anchor cells to one another and glue our bones, cartilage and tendons together and yet the flexibility to still allow for movement and agility.

How Deep Sleep May Help The Brain Clear Alzheimer's Toxins

by Jon Hamilton 31/10/2019 NPR

The finding also suggests that people might be able to reduce their risk of Alzheimer's by ensuring that they get high-quality sleep, says William Jagust, a professor of public health and neuroscience at the University of California, Berkeley, who was not involved in the study.

Scientists are already testing other lifestyle changes, like diet and exercise changes, to protect brain health. And sleep should be "high on the list" of measures worth trying, he says.

Alzheimer’s experts greet China’s surprise approval of a drug for brain disease with hope and caution

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