Epigenetic markers control gene activity The blueprints for all the proteins that keep our cells running are stored in the DNA. To make the DNA fit in the cell nucleus, it is wrapped around…
Impaired proteostasis and autophagy are two closely linked primary hallmarks of ageing. Autophagy is the process by which cells break down and recycle their components.Cellular waste disposal …
Ageing is caused by only five biological processes Although ageing has been linked to a host of diseases, scientists have surprisingly found that ageing itself is caused by only five core molecular…
Record holders for long life
For humans, the longest recorded lifespan is 122 years and 164 days. This record is held by Jeanne Calment, a French supercentenarian who was born in 1875 and passed…
We often suffer from several age-related diseases at once Let's assume that we could completely cure cardiovascular diseases, which kill more than one in three people. Shouldn't life expectancy…
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Today, many countries have more elderly people than ever before. In Germany alone, 23% of the population is over 65, and this is projected to rise in the future. We still do not fully understand…
Our risk of dying sharply increases As we age, we accumulate illnesses and our body's ability to regenerate decreases. One way to measure ageing is our risk of dying within a given year. When we are…
Our genetic material is constantly at risk The DNA in each of our cells is damaged around 100,000 times every day. That's an average of more than once per second! Since we are made up of over 1013…
Protection for the ends of our genetic material Each of us begins life as a single cell, which grows to form an entire organism. This process requires many, many cell divisions to produce the…
