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Study Confirms Anti-Aging Effects of Acetyl L Carnitine
Scientists led by University of Catania have evaluated the effect of Acetyl-L-carnitine in pre-frail older patients. Pre-frailty is the intermediate stage before frailty, the age-related onset of the gradual decline in body function. Frailty is the decline of physical, cognitive, psychological, and social skills that results in a progressive loss of autonomy and capacity to maintain optimal function. The prevalence of frailty increases in older age. For the purpose of this study, frailty is established on the basis weight loss, exhaustion, low grip strength, slow walking pace, and low physical activity. Pre-frailty is defined as the intermediate condition where two of these five criteria are met. Pre-frailty predicts future disability…
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This Supplement Can Enhance Sleep Quality
Sleep quality is important for a healthy lifestyle. It is not only about how long you sleep, but also about the state of your sleep-wake rhythm. In recent years, many studies have shown that bad sleep quality can lead to diseases like diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, and depression. To improve sleep quality is important for maintaining good health or preventing a decline in quality of life. Many countries are recognizing sleep problems as an important issue, and working to promote good sleep health. For example, the United States has a plan called “Sleep Health” under “Healthy People 2020” to set targets and measures to improve sleep health. In…
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GrimAge Clock Improves Prediction of Healthy Lifespan
Researchers at UC Los Angeles have developed an aging clock. This biomarker, known as DNA methylation GrimAge (DNAmGrimAge), allows one to predict lifespan and healthspan, and to test potential interventions that may slow or perhaps even reverse biological aging. Aging clocks, or epigenetic clocks, are biomarkers based on DNA methylation (DNAm) that track aging. Intended to measure biological age, epigenetic clocks predict age-related health issues. See our previous posts on aging clocks. “When it comes to predicting lifespan, GrimAge is 18% more accurate than calendar age and 14% better than previously-described epigenetic biomarkers,” explain researchers Ake Lu and Steve Horvath in a press release. “With regards to predicting time to…