e-Journal Newsletter – March 2024

MARCH 2024 | Vol. 19, No. 2


FEATURED VIDEO


Webinar with Sharon Hausman-Cohen, M.D.: Preserving Longevity Using Genetic Clinical Pearls
There are many genes and metabolic pathways that have been associated with longevity. In this talk, Sharon Hausman-Cohen, M.D., Owner & Co-Founder, Resilient Health and CMO, IntellxDNA, focuses on some of the most important genetic risk factors for decreased longevity and how you can help your patients address them – increasing both their lifespan and healthspan.
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FEATURED ARTICLES

Therapeutic Plasma Exchange for Age Management
Jeff Morris
What is therapeutic plasma exchange and how can it be used in age management? We preview a lecture to be given by Paul Savage, M.D., at the Age Management Medicine conference in April.
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LATEST AGE MANAGEMENT MEDICINE NEWS

Anti-Aging Elixir on the Horizon? Revolutionary Cell Therapy Works with One Treatment
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Alarming Study Warns Too Much Protein Can Lead to Heart Disease
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Study Uncovers the Anti-aging Role of Vitamin D and Vitamin D Receptor in Drosophila Midgut Model
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Scientists Discover Link Between Leaky Gut and Accelerated Biological Aging
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Anti-aging Drug Rapamycin Found to Improve Immune Function through Endolysosomes
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PATIENT ASSESSMENT & DIAGNOSTICS

New DNA Clock May Change How We Measure Aging
Study Finds Staff
New epigenetic clocks can more accurately predict biological aging and the effectiveness of anti-aging treatments.
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BRAIN HEALTH

Proteins in Blood Can Predict Dementia 15 Years Before Diagnosis, Study Suggests
Nilima Marshall and Rebecca Thomas 
A blood test that looks for changes in certain proteins could predict dementia up to 15 years before diagnosis, research suggests.
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DISORDERS OF AGING

Major Breakthrough in Alzheimer’s Treatment
Henrik Rothen
A groundbreaking clinical study using focused ultrasound technology for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease has been reported in The New England Journal of Medicine, announced by Insightec, a global healthcare company.
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DIET, NUTRITION AND SUPPLEMENTS

Study Finds Link Between Too Much Niacin Intake and Heart Disease
Don Jacobson
A major new study shows excessive amounts of the common B vitamin niacin can lead to increased risk for cardiovascular disease. Candida albicans enters the brain, triggers mechanisms that aid in its clearance, and generates toxic protein fragments known as amyloid beta (Ab)-like peptides — a key player in Alzheimer’s disease development.
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OBESITY AND WEIGHT LOSS

Experimental Weight Loss Drug Could Help Treat Fatty Liver Disease in People with Obesity, Study Finds
Amy McGorry
The experimental weight loss drug retatrutide could also help to improve liver health, a new study suggests.
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DISORDERS OF AGING

In Potential Cancer Breakthrough, Newly Found Kill Switch’ Triggers Death of Cancer Cells: One-Two Punch
Melissa Rudy
Scientists at the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center in Sacramento, California, have identified a protein on the CD95 receptor that can “program” cancer cells to die, as detailed in a study recently published in the journal Cell Death & Differentiation.
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