CAR-T Cells Against Aging: Training the Immune System to Eliminate Zombie Cells
An idea from the field of cancer is rolling into the forefront of aging research: instead of swallowing a pill that cleans up zombie cells, what if we...
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The immune system and aging
The Immune System Ages Differently in Men and Women
For years, we have discussed immune system aging as if it were a uniform process happening to all of us in the same way. A new, exceptionally large st...
An Active Immune System: The Genetic Secret of Healthy Centenarians
For years, we thought centenarians reached that age simply because they avoided diseases, that they had less accumulated damage. New research flips th...
The Thymus Gland: Immune System Aging and Regeneration
Deep in the chest, behind the breastbone, sits a small gland most people have never heard of: the thymus gland. In childhood, it is at its full size, ...
Immune Cells and Brain Aging: The Protein That Accelerates Memory Decline
For years, we thought of the brain as a closed fortress, protected from the immune system by the blood-brain barrier. A new study published in the jou...
Aging in Space: Organ Chips Reveal Inflammaging
Astronauts returning from space show signs of wear and tear that resemble a body much older than their age. Muscles shrink, bones lose density, the im...
Killifish Immunosenescence: What Short-Lived Fish Teach Us
For decades, aging researchers had to choose between mice, which live two to three years, and humans, who live 80 years. This difference made it diffi...
HIV and Accelerated Aging: What Antiretroviral Therapy Revealed
For thirty years, we treated HIV as an immune system disease. Today, with effective antiretroviral drugs that suppress the virus to undetectable level...
Chinese Scientists Developed an 'Immune Clock' That Measures the True Age of Your Defense System
We know it's possible to measure the 'biological age' of DNA (epigenetic clocks), blood, and even skin. But the immune system – a central risk factor ...
The 80% Mystery: Why Women Overwhelmingly Suffer from Autoimmune Diseases, and What It Reveals About Immune Aging
If you read a list of autoimmune diseases—lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, Sjögren's syndrome, scleroderma, myasthenia gravis—you'll find something troubl...
Men vs. Women: Differences in the Aging Rate of the Immune System
The differences in life expectancy between men and women, which average 5 years, are not random. A new study in Nature Aging from Barcelona, which ana...
Immune System at Age 65+: Why a Virus That Didn't Harm You in Your Youth Becomes Dangerous
If you caught a cold at age 25, you recovered in a week. The same virus at age 75 can land you in the hospital. Why? The immune system changes dramati...
The immune system of women ages differently than that of men
A study in Nature Aging from 982 samples reveals a distinct difference: the immune system of women ages faster and differently than in men. The implic...
Medical Breakthrough: Artificial Lymph Node Offers New Hope in the Fight
The medical world is on the verge of a significant revolution in the fight against cancer: Scientists at Johns Hopkins University have developed an ar...
It turns out that biological robots encourage neuron growth when they are free!
Scientists at Tufts University have made a groundbreaking discovery: the airway cells in our lungs, typically known as stationary cells, can transform...
Is the thymus gland aging? New research offers hope!
The thymus gland, located in the upper chest, is responsible for the production of T cells - an important type of white blood cells that protect the b...
How Scientists Are Fighting Aging with CAR T Cells
Our bodies are in a constant battle against aging, a gradual process that causes a decline in the function of many systems. One of the key drivers of ...
Innovative Antibody Treatment Rejuvenates the Immune System of Old Mice
With age, our immune system weakens, making us more vulnerable to diseases. A new study found that an innovative antibody treatment may turn back the ...
Taurine, a Surprising Amino Acid
Taurine, an amino acid naturally produced in the human body, is being studied as a potential anti-aging supplement. A 2023 study from Columbia Univers...
Astragalus: An Ancient Medicinal Herb with Diverse Health Properties
Astragalus (Astragalus membranaceus) is an ancient medicinal herb from traditional Chinese medicine, which has been studied in recent years in the con...