A new study of protein turnover suggests that hyperfunction theory may better explain aging than the familiar and sensible damage-accumulation hypothesis. This finding is surprising because much aging ...

“In conclusion, the rate of aging can be decelerated by using rapamycin during the early developmental growth phase. This has important theoretical significance but cannot be implemented in humans.” ...

CLINICAL differentiation of active from inactive acromegaly is often difficult. At the present time a diagnosis of active disease is often based on the tenuous correlation of certain signs and ...

Why do we age? It’s a question that has had scientists scratching their heads for decades, but finally, we are starting to get some answers. Here is the story so far. A version of the damage ...

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Cortisol, what is known as the stress hormone, is the talk of the internet. Wellness influencers warn about the various symptoms of chronically high cortisol: waking up at 3 a.m., swollen "cortisol ...

HYPERFUNCTION of differentiated cells occurs when the synthesis of proteins and nucleic acids is in excess of the requirement for normal cellular growth and proliferation 1–7. Whether the nucleotide ...