Diseases of aging

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Psychological stress

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  1. Psychological stress predicts diseases of aging in humans.

    “Accumulation of life stressors predicts accelerated development and progression of diseases of aging.”

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    An intricate dance: Life experience, multisystem resiliency, and rate of telomere decline throughout the lifespan

    Social and personality psychology compass5 Nov 2012

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3 grants since 2023

National Institute on AgingUS$7.2m

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European Heart Journal Open

Spermidine is linked to higher fitness in coronary artery disease

Each doubling of spermidine intake was associated with 2.6 millilitres per kilogram per minute higher peak oxygen uptake in older people with coronary artery disease.Each doubling of spermidine intake was associated with 2.6 millilitres per kilogram per minute higher peak oxygen uptake in older people with coronary artery disease.

Cohort study of 187 peopleCoronary artery disease
Medical Image Computing and Computer-assisted Intervention

Model estimates brain aging speed from local MRI changes

Tested on large-scale scan datasets, the computational framework combined regional brain shape changes to track aging speed and spot abnormal patterns in disease.Tested on large-scale scan datasets, the computational framework combined regional brain shape changes to track aging speed and spot abnormal patterns in disease.

Computational studyBiomarkers
Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Balance deficits in people with HIV linked to brain volume and age

In an observational study of 58 people with HIV and 95 uninfected adults, HIV was linked to poorer balance across all tested tasks.In an observational study of 58 people with HIV and 95 uninfected adults, HIV was linked to poorer balance across all tested tasks.

Cohort study of 95 peoplePopulations
bioRxiv

Aging shifts brain circuit signals for smell in mice

Brain recordings in awake mice revealed higher excitation, altered electrical rhythms, and less distinct smell signals in the olfactory bulb of older animals.Brain recordings in awake mice revealed higher excitation, altered electrical rhythms, and less distinct smell signals in the olfactory bulb of older animals.

Preprint: experiments in miceMechanisms
Scientific Reports

TMEM174 deficiency shortens lifespan and stiffens vessels in mice

Knocking out the proximal tubule protein in mice shortened survival, whereas altering dietary phosphate intake regulated vascular calcification, stiffness, and mortality.Knocking out the proximal tubule protein in mice shortened survival, whereas altering dietary phosphate intake regulated vascular calcification, stiffness, and mortality.

Experiments in miceMechanisms
Movement Disorders

Lewy body disease tracks with cognitive decline and psychosis

Lewy body disease prevalence rose from 0.7% in individuals younger than 50 to 20.0% in those aged 90 and older across 2,480 autopsied human brains.Lewy body disease prevalence rose from 0.7% in individuals younger than 50 to 20.0% in those aged 90 and older across 2,480 autopsied human brains.

Cohort study of 2,480 peoplePopulations