The overall aim of this project is to examine the role of tissue - specific changes in mRNA translation in response to dietary restriction (DR) and to examine their role in modulating metabolism, muscle activity and
healthspan using D. melanogaster.
Not exact matches
The finding, published in Nature Cell Biology, shows that once disrupted, it takes time for the inflammatory loop to reestablish, providing proof - of - principal that intermittent dosing could provide a way to reap the benefits of rapamycin, an FDA - approved drug that extends lifespan and
healthspan in mice, while lessening safety issues associated with its
use.
We are
using worms to screen
healthspan - enhancing compounds and to develop controlled methods for broad experimental reproducibility.
USC's Dr. Valter Longo has created the Fast Mimicking Diet, a five day partial eating diet that in research decreased risk factors / biomarkers for aging, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer without major adverse effects, providing support for the
use of FMDs to promote
healthspan.
The goal of anti-aging medicine is to
use recent scientific advances and treatment modalities to promote «Healthy Aging» and to prolong the
healthspan of an individual — so that more of their years are spent in good health and few, if any, are spent with disease.