What Is Mosaic Aging? How Organs Age at Different Rates

A new framework proposes that the patchwork nature of aging, where different organs deteriorate at different speeds, may hold the key to understanding the ultimate cause of death.

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A new framework proposes that aging occurs unevenly in cells, tissues, and organs, and that targeting the fastest-aging tissues may extend lifespan.

Aging &amp; Longevity

Mitochondria-Made Molecule Reverses Memory Loss with Advanced Age

A naturally occurring compound, α-lipoic acid, helped elderly mice think like younger mice by restoring energy balance and calming brain inflammation, according to Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University researchers.

(Alpha-lipoic acid’s molecular structure | Sasha’s of Saratoga)

Brain &amp; Neurons

Model: Female New Zealand white rabbits 
Dosage: 20 mg/kg of fisetin

Fisetin Combats Heart Disease by Eliminating Senescent Cells

Fisetin reduces susceptibility to a heart condition called atrial fibrillation (AF) and eliminates age-promoting senescent cells in aged rabbits.  

On the right is Principal Investigator Gideon Koren, MD (image: brownhealth.org).

Cardiovascular

Model: Naturally aged 24-month-old C57BL/6 mice 
Dose: 0.1 mg/kg/day of folic acid administered orally for 12 months

Supplementation with vitamin B9, also known as folic acid or folate, prevents cellular senescence and slows vascular aging in naturally aged mice.  

New Study Shows Cranberry Extract Equivalent to Metformin in Fighting Aging

Fayoum University researchers found that cranberry polyphenols improve metabolic markers, cognition, and oxidative stress to the same degree as the drug metformin.

A new study suggests cranberry extract has effects against aging that rival metformin.

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What Is Mosaic Aging? How Organs Age at Different Rates

Mitochondria-Made Molecule Reverses Memory Loss with Advanced Age

Natural Compound Fisetin Combats Heart Disease by Eliminating Senescent Cells: New Brown University Study

New Study: Vitamin B9 Combats Cell Senescence to Slow Vascular Aging

New Study Shows Cranberry Extract Equivalent to Metformin in Fighting Aging