Cardiac aging

Disease

1 paper

Funding

8 grants since 2023

National Heart, Lung, and Blood InstituteUS$3.6mNational Institute on AgingUS$2.8mNational Cancer InstituteUS$1.3m

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Experimental Gerontology

Ketogenic diet improved heart function in aged mice

An eight-week experiment in 22-month-old mice found comparable benefits in males and females given a ketogenic diet rather than standard chow.An eight-week experiment in 22-month-old mice found comparable benefits in males and females given a ketogenic diet rather than standard chow.

Experiments in miceKetogenic diet
Histology and Histopathology

Killifish exhibit distinct structural changes and fibrosis during cardiac aging

Long-lived African turquoise killifish show ventricular enlargement, fibrosis, and reduced myocardial density with age rather than typical cardiomyocyte hypertrophy.Long-lived African turquoise killifish show ventricular enlargement, fibrosis, and reduced myocardial density with age rather than typical cardiomyocyte hypertrophy.

Experiments in killifishMechanisms