Aging
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Healthy Aging
The Buck Institute’s Clinical Research Core: A Deep Dive into Its Genesis and Expanding Mission
The Clinical Research Core (CRC) at the Buck Institute for Aging Research represents a pivotal expansion of the institute’s groundbreaking…
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Healthy Aging
The Gut-Brain Axis: Unraveling the Link Between Gut Health and Neurodegenerative Diseases
The burgeoning field of microbiome research is casting a new light on the origins of some of the most debilitating…
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Healthy Aging
Putting Healthspan Extension into Hyperdrive
Nathan Price is not just a scientist; he is a futurist charting a course for a revolution in human health.…
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Healthy Aging
The exposome includes just about everything but how it operates remains a mystery
The vast, intricate tapestry of environmental influences that shape human health and aging, collectively known as the "exposome," is finally…
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Healthy Aging
The Conserved Vulnerability: Unraveling Protein Aggregation’s Role in Aging and Neurodegeneration
A fundamental characteristic shared by many age-related neurodegenerative diseases is the propensity for proteins to lose their proper three-dimensional structure,…
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Healthy Aging
The UK Biobank: A Monumental Resource Revolutionizing Human Health and Aging Research
A scientist’s ultimate dream – a vast repository of genetic information, comprehensive biological and clinical data, and thousands of meticulously…
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Healthy Aging
Replacement as an Aging Intervention: A Unified Framework for Restoring Healthspan
A groundbreaking perspective published in Nature Aging introduces the novel concept of "replacement interventions" as a unified class of therapies…
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Dehydration in Older Adults: A Growing Threat Underscored by Buck Institute Research
As the summer heat intensifies across many regions, public health officials and researchers are renewing calls for vigilance regarding hydration,…
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Medical Research
UCLA Scientists Uncover Senescent Macrophages as Key Driver of Aging and Fatty Liver Disease
In a significant breakthrough that could reshape our understanding of aging and chronic disease, scientists at the University of California,…
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Healthy Aging
The Privilege of Aging Well: A New Era of Healthspan Research
By Eric Verdin, MD, President & CEO, Buck Institute Still in my biking gear, I had just finished up a…
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