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Under the Microscope: Researchers identify link between oxidation and aging

Under the Microscope: Researchers identify link between oxidation and aging

Ruchi Shah February 18, 2016
A research team at Stony Brook University identified that many proteins associated with aging are damaged and destabilized by a process called oxidation.
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Under the microscope: aging revealed by handshake strength

Ruchi Shah August 28, 2014
Handshakes have been used as a greeting for hundreds of years, but new research now uses handgrip strength as an accurate indicator of an individual’s age.
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The lipid: humble origins to cancer and aging treatments

Ruchi Shah October 8, 2012

The same lipids that make up the membranes of our cells are now being found to play a role in the development of cancer and aging. For years, these fat molecules—including those called ceramide—were...

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