Fight Aging! Newsletter, April 18th 2016

This study confirms that having an apple-shaped body - or a high waist circumference - can lead to heart disease, and that reducing your waist size can reduce your risks." The results of the new research expands on the results of a previously published study called FaCTor-64, which showed that the greater a person's body mass index, the greater their risk of heart disease. FaCTor-64 enrolled patients with diabetes who were considered to be at high risk for heart attacks, strokes, or death but had no evidence of heart disease as of yet. Study participants completed randomized screening for coronary artery disease by CT coronary angiography, then received recommendations to change their care or their lifestyles, or continue routine standard diabetes care, based on their results. They were then followed to track future adverse heart events. WORKING TOWARDS THERAPIES THAT BLOCK THE CONTRIBUTION OF CELLULAR SENESCENCE TO AGING AND CANCER https://www.fightaging.org/archives/2016/04/working-towards-therapies-that-block-the-contribution-of-cellular-senescence-to-aging-and-cancer/ One of the research advocates with the Major Mouse Testing Program recently wrote a popular science article on cellular senescence in aging, and more importantly the growing interest in methods of removing senescent cells. You'll find it linked below. Growing numbers of senescent cells is one of the root causes of degenerative aging, contributing to declining tissue function, progressio...
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