Hallmarks of Aging
Welche nicht sichtbaren Veränderungen passieren im Körper, wenn wir älter werden? Was sind die Gründe für Falten, grauen Star oder Bluthochdruck? Wir schauen uns in der Serie „Hallmarks of Aging“ die zwölf molekularen Kennzeichen des Alterns an: molekular, tiefgründig, verständlich.
12. Hallmark of Aging: Altered autophagy
Altered (macro-) autophagy or, more vividly altered cellular waste disposal is the twelfth and last Hallmark of Aging. What science means by this...
11. Hallmark of Aging: Dysbiosis
For several years now, the microbiome has been moving more and more into the center of public interest. The billions of bacteria that live...
10. Hallmark of Aging: Inflammaging
The so-called Inflammatory aging (English). inflammaging) is one of the Hallmarks of Aging and is one of the most prominent age-related changes in...
9. Hallmark of Aging: Altered intercellular communication
Cells communicate with each other in the form of so-called messenger substances. In the brain, for example,b Be dopamine, GABA...
8. Hallmark of Aging: Stem Cell Depletion
Stem cells are cells that show little to no differentiation. If we translate this somewhat dry, scientific formulation, we recognize...
7. Hallmark of Aging: Cellular Senescence
Just take a break – relax. We humans like to do that. One might even be inclined to say that...
6. Hallmark of Aging: Mitochondrial Dysfunction & Mitohormesis
The mitochondrial dysfunction is a central point in aging research. Often referred to as the “power plants of the cells”, the strength...
5. Hallmark of Aging: Deregulated nutrient measurement
In this text about deregulated nutrient measurement as the fifth hallmark of aging, we need to delve a little deeper into the...
4. Hallmark of Aging: Loss of proteostasis
All cells use a variety of different quality control mechanisms to ensure the functionality and stability of their respective protein...