In studying these centenarians we hope to learn
Email this to friend Printable version Longevity gene keeps mind sharp The gene variant alters blood cholesterol transport gene variation that helps people live to ripe old age also appears to preserve memory and thinking power, US work suggests. He said In studying these centenarians, we hope to learn what factors lessen their risk for diseases that affect the general population at much younger age. He said as well as the gene having favorable effect on the vascular integrity of the aging brain, it could also have positive action on the brain tissue itself.
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Researchers have known that genes play role because longevity often runs in families. Also, those who had reached century were three times more likely to have good brain function than those who did not have the gene variant. He said In studying these centenarians, we hope to learn what factors lessen their risk for diseases that affect the general population at much younger age. He said as well as the gene having favorable effect on the vascular integrity of the aging brain, it could also have positive action on the brain tissue itself.
Lead researcher Nir Barzilia, director of the Institute for Aging Research at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York, said the same gene variation might also protect against Alzheimers dementia. Their performance on tests of memory and concentration was far superior. Long life About one person in every 10,000 reaches the age of earlier this month. Researchers have known that genes play role because longevity often runs in families. The brain relies on good blood supply to keep its functions and processes in top order. The study involved nearly Ashkenazi Jews in their 70s, 80s and 90s.
Scientists are working to develop drugs that can mimic the effect of the gene CETP. He said In studying these centenarians, we hope to learn what factors lessen their risk for diseases that affect the general population at much younger age. He said as well as the gene having favorable effect on the vascular integrity of the aging brain, it could also have positive action on the brain tissue itself. The longevity gene alters the size of fatty cholesterol particles in the blood, making them bigger than normal.
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