Metformin is a biguanide and first line drug for type 2 diabetes (T2D) mellitus that is being recognized as a geroprotective agent capable of influencing important hallmarks of aging. Apart from its primary role in …
Glioblastoma is a highly aggressive primary brain tumour marked by extensive genomic and epigenomic alterations, cellular heterogeneity, and therapeutic resistance. Despite maximal surgical resection followed by chemoradiotherapy, median survival remains approximately 15 months, reflecting the …
Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) critically modulate solid tumor progression and immunotherapy resistance, yet their profound context-dependent heterogeneity defies the traditional M1/M2 dichotomy. In this review, we propose the 'niche-metabolism axis' framework, deconstructing the tumor microenvironment into …
Classic psychedelics such as lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), psilocybin, N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT), and mescaline induce lasting changes in neuroplasticity and behavior that extend far beyond their acute pharmacological effects. Emerging evidence highlights that these enduring therapeutic …
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Adults with congenital heart disease tend to develop both cardiac and noncardiac age-related comorbidities earlier in life than the general population, suggesting accelerated biological ageing. Epigenetic clocks estimate biological age based on …
Cancer progression and treatment failure are driven not only by genetic alterations but also by the remarkable capacity of tumor cells to adapt to metabolic stress, immune surveillance, and therapeutic pressure. Epigenetic plasticity provides a …
Multiple myeloma (MM) is a highly debilitating hematologic malignancy with a significant risk of mortality, now entering an era of comprehensive treatment. However, immune resistance remains the primary obstacle limiting long-term survival and effective treatment …
The aberrant DNA methylation is a characteristic feature of solid tumours, but the imbalance of DNA methyltransferases and demethylases has not been studied at the network level across breast and lung cancers. To determine the …
Researchers found that mocetinostat, a drug that inhibits certain histone deacetylases, selectively kills senescent (aged) chondrocytes—cells that accumulate in arthritic joints—while leaving healthy cells intact. This discovery could lead to a new class of "senolytic" …
Therapeutic resistance is the main obstacle to long‑term survival in lung cancer, with metabolic reprogramming identified as a key factor in this failure. Accumulating evidence suggests that metabolic reprogramming, particularly the aberrant metabolism of lactate, …
This review examines how lysosomes—cellular recycling centers—actively regulate aging through two newly discovered signaling pathways (lysosomal surveillance response and transgenerational lysosomal signaling) and the protein TFEB. These findings suggest targeting lysosomal activity could be a …
Lysine methyltransferase 2B (KMT2B, also named MLL4) is a frequently reported target of hepatitis B virus (HBV) genomic integration in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, the mechanism by which HBV integration at KMT2B (HBV-KMT2B) promotes HCC …
Monocytes and macrophages are critically involved in the pathogenesis of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). Accumulating evidence indicates that monocytes and macrophages can develop innate immune memory and exhibit sustained pro-inflammatory properties in response to stimuli …
The functional decline of the hematopoietic system during aging affects organismal function and contributes to reduced healthspan. Quantifying hematopoietic aging holds great scientific and clinical relevance. Alterations in chromatin architecture are a well-established hallmark of …
Cardiac regeneration is limited in the adult mammalian heart because of restricted cardiomyocyte proliferation and persistent fibrosis. We previously demonstrated that transient pharmacological inhibition of succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) with malonate promotes regeneration after myocardial infarction. …
Aging is a dynamic and time-dependent process characterized by progressive functional decline across biological systems. Key hallmarks, including genomic instability, telomere attrition, loss of proteostasis, mitochondrial dysfunction, and immunosenescence, have been widely described, each reflecting …
Fasting is an effective physiological intervention eliciting global and cellular adaptations that can improve healthspan and lifespan. In addition to its metabolic effects, fasting is a state of modulation of aging-associated processes/adaptive cellular responses that …
Tumor heterogeneity and cellular plasticity are major drivers of therapeutic failure across many cancer types. While precision oncology has largely focused on static genomic alterations, growing evidence indicates that tumors behave as dynamic biological systems …
The dose-response of six months of controlled exercise was studied in 72 subjects aged 50 to 70 years, with 1-4 training sessions per week, focusing on DNA methylation-based aging. Epigenetic age reduction increased with exercise …
T cell exhaustion (TCE), a hallmark of chronic infections and cancer, is characterized by progressive loss of effector function, sustained expression of inhibitory receptors, and stable transcriptional/epigenetic reprogramming. Within the tumor microenvironment (TME), exhausted CD8+ …