Julie
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Communication & content manager for Long Long Life
Citrullin: some muscle to prevent sarcopenia
A strong amino-acid!
Citrullin cannot be isolated from arginine and ornithine. Indeed, their metabolisms are intimately linked and contribute to the regulation of urea and...
Vitamin D for calcium and youth, against aging
Vitamin D : cod liver oil?
Known for its health benefits, especially on bones, vitamin D is a relatively difficult molecule to synthesize by our...
Naked mole-rat: longevity champion!
Naked mole rat: longevity champion!
Science likes "weird" animal models and the naked mole-rat is no exception. This small rodent from sub-Saharan Africa has fascinated...
Cellular stress and aging: the inevitable duo?
1001 ways to stress a cell
Stress: oxidative, hypoxic, thermic, chemical, osmotic, inonizing, genotoxic... so many ways to stress a cell, and the list goes...
Part 2: The pace of aging: a promising set of biomarkers?
The pace of aging: a promising set of biomarkers?
A recent study from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal states results from...
Part 5: Fight aging with telomere therapy
Telomeres and aging: what therapies?
Telomeres are short DNA segments located at the end of all chromosomes. They are synthesized by an enzyme called telomerase...
IP6: an immunity booster against cancer and aging?
IP6 : a powerful vitamine B derivative
Inositol hexaphosphate (IP6) is a natural compound found in many plants, vegetables and food with high fiber content,...
SIRT4: longevity regulator in drosophila
Longevity regulation: pioneer research
A recent study in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences revealed the importance of the mitochondrial protein Sirtuin 4 (Sirt4) in regulating the...
Spermidine against aging: an important autophagy regulator
Spermidine
Polyamines (polycin, spermidine and spermine) are a family of molecules derived from ornithine and are essential to many central cellular mechanisms, such as cell...
CoEnzyme Q10: antioxidant & anti-aging for Ray Kurzweil
An excellent electron transporter
Coenzyme Q10, also known as ubiquinone, is known for its key role in the bioenergetic metabolism of mitochondria, the lung of...