CRISPR-cas9 is one of the most promising new developments in medicine, and in science in general. For decades, editing genes was a laborious, difficult and expensive process. It could take many months to years to change just one gene, and it would cost hundreds of...
We are often being told – especially by sellers of food supplements and skin creams – that antioxidants slow down the aging process. Antioxidants would delay aging by mopping up harmful free radicals which otherwise would damage our DNA. These free...
Progeria is often called a disease of accelerated aging. Patients mostly die of a heart attack at age 13, looking frail and old with bald heads, a wrinkled skin, a beaked nose, tin lips and tired looking eyes. It’s a very rare disease, afflicting about 1 in 8 million...
The older we get, the more our brains are susceptible to brain shrinkage. This shrinkage is accompanied by a steady cognitive decline, meaning difficulty to concentrate, forgetfulness or difficulty in retrieving words. However, research has shown that this brain...
Many genes involved in the aging process have been discovered. These genes can in part predict our life span and our risk of aging-related diseases. A well-known gene is the APOE gene. This gene is the most important predictor of the risk of contracting Alzheimer’s...
