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This is a place to share information as us young retirees and not so young anymore retirees try to maintain or even improve our health as we age.
The first thing the team noticed was that the gut microbiomes of the old mice given young mouse microbes began to resemble those of the younger ones. The common gut microbe Enterococcus became much more abundant in old mice, just as it is in young mice, for example.
There were changes in the brain as well. The hippocampus of old mice—a region of the brain associated with learning and memory—became more physically and chemically similar to the hippocampus of young mice. The old mice that received young mouse poop also learned to solve mazes faster and were better at remembering the maze layout on subsequent attempts, the team reports today in Nature Aging. None of these effects was seen in old mice given old mouse feces.
Sí. È una buona idea. E gli indigeni ridono forte quando parlo!
- Activities that require learning new information such as playing an instrument (learning new pieces) or learning a language help build new neurons. Repetitive stuff not so much.
Sí. È una buona idea. E gli indigeni ridono forte quando parlo!
Falls are common and costly, especially among Americans age 65 and older. But falls are preventable and do not have to be an inevitable part of aging.
Every second of every day, an older adult (age 65+) suffers a fall in the U.S.—making falls the leading cause of injury and injury death in this age group. One out of four older adults will fall each year in the United States, making falls a public health concern, particularly among the aging population.
Interesting you should mention that, was just reading a fiction book (A series actually) on genetic engineering of C. difficile to start a global pandemic- Altered Genes: Genesis by Mark Kelly.OK here is a really wild one. There is a huge amount of research on the gut biome and how it impacts our health. But I hadn’t run across anti-aging research until recently.
New poo, new you? Fecal transplants reverse signs of brain aging in mice
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/202...al-transplants-reverse-signs-brain-aging-mice
Hmmmm - I don’t know how I feel about that. Maybe something less drastic?
What is a fecal transplant? Well it’s used today to treat bad gastric infections such as C. difficile https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/325128#what-is-a-fecal-transplant
Interesting you should mention that, was just reading a fiction book (A series actually) on genetic engineering of C. difficile to start a global pandemic- Altered Genes: Genesis by Mark Kelly.
This is a place to share information as us young retirees and not so young anymore retirees try to maintain or even improve our health as we age.
A lot of scientists are studying aging and age related diseases, so stay tuned! Many of them share health advice.We're eating better, exercising more and are way more careful about falling. But father time is still winning the race slowly but surely. It's a little depressing to note the things I can't do any more, but we're relatively healthy compared to our peers, so no complaints.
Yeah, funny how those locals can't speak their own language properlySí. È una buona idea. E gli indigeni ridono forte quando parlo!
- Plenty of sleep - the brain needs sleep to do its garbage collection and get the waste out.