FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·October 1, 2024·5 min readCheek Swab Test Predicts Aging and Mortality RiskResearchers have developed a second-generation epigenetic clock called CheekAge, which accurately predicts mortality risk using cheek cell samples. Unlike earlier clocks based on blood samples, CheekAge is non-invasive and captures methylation patterns linked to aging and lifespan.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·November 11, 2022·5 min readIs Muscle Weakness the New Smoking? Grip Strength Tied to Accelerated Biological AgeMuscle weakness marked by grip strength was associated with accelerated biological aging, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurosciencePsychology·October 23, 2022·3 min readStrict Parenting May Hard-Wire Depression Risk Into a Child’s DNAStrict parenting and other childhood stresses increase depression risks later in life by altering the way in which DNA is read.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·September 26, 2022·5 min readPTSD and Comorbid Substance Abuse Are Associated With a Cellular Marker for Early DeathTrauma-exposed veterans with PTSD and comorbid externalizing psychiatric disorders, such as substance abuse or antisocial personality disorder are at greater risk for early death.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·July 1, 2022·5 min readResearchers Uncover New Pathway for Accumulation of Age-Promoting ‘Zombie Cells’Oxidative damage to telomeres can trigger cellular senescence. The findings could lead to the development of new therapeutics for healthy aging and to combat cancers.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 18, 2022·5 min readBlood Test Measures the Pace of Biological AgingA newly developed blood test can measure the pace of biological aging by identifying specific DNA methylation marks.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·December 30, 2021·3 min readMicroglial Methylation Landscape in Human BrainMicroglia showed DNA methylation profiles that were distinct from other cells in the central nervous system.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 7, 2021·4 min readNutritional Supplements Could Help Treat PTSDCombining two natural products that modulate the epigenome, researchers believe they have identified a feasible approach to reversing symptoms of PTSD in animal models that could be effective in humans.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·May 27, 2021·4 min readDiet and Lifestyle Change Reverses Aging by Three Years in Eight WeeksSimple dietary changes and adopting lifestyle alterations, including improved sleep schedules, taking probiotics, and exercising, can reduce signs of biological aging by three years in just eight weeks, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·April 6, 2021·6 min readAccelerated Cellular Aging Associated With Mortality Seen in Depressed IndividualsDNA markers in cells of patients with major depressive disorder appear to be two years older than markers in cells of people without the mental health disorder.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 22, 2021·3 min readA Sleep Disorder Associated With Shift Work May Affect Gene FunctionStudy sheds light on DNA methylation related to sleep deprivation in those with shift-work disorder.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 20, 2020·5 min readGenetic Background May Affect Adaptions to AgingTwin study reveals how we adapt to aging may be genetically influenced. Individual differences in blood DNA methylation are partly heritable later in life and longitudinally across a decade, researchers report.Read More
