Reduced insulin signaling in neurons induces sex-specific health benefits

M Baghdadi, T Nespital, A Mesaros, S Buschbaum… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Reduced activity of insulin/insulin-like growth factor signaling (IIS) extends health and life
span in mammals. Loss of the insulin receptor substrate 1 (Irs1) gene increases survival in …

Role of estrogen in women's Alzheimer's disease risk as modified by APOE

AC Valencia‐Olvera… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by numerous sexual dimorphisms that impact the
development, progression, and probably the strategies to prevent and treat the most …

Causal associations and genetic overlap between COVID-19 and intelligence

H Cao, A Baranova, Y Song, JH Chen… - QJM: An International …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Objective COVID-19 might cause neuroinflammation in the brain, which could decrease
neurocognitive function. We aimed to evaluate the causal associations and genetic overlap …

Genetics of human longevity: From variants to genes to pathways

L Smulders, J Deelen - Journal of Internal Medicine, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The current increase in lifespan without an equivalent increase in healthspan poses a grave
challenge to the healthcare system and a severe burden on society. However, some …

Mendelian randomization supports causality between overweight status and accelerated aging

Z Chen, Z Chen, X Jin - Aging Cell, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
It is reported that overweight may lead to accelerated aging. However, there is still a lack of
evidence on the causal effect of overweight and aging. We collected genetic variants …

Cardiovascular risk factors and lifestyle behaviours in relation to longevity: a Mendelian randomization study

S van Oort, JWJ Beulens… - Journal of Internal …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background The American Heart Association introduced the Life's Simple 7
initiative to improve cardiovascular health by modifying cardiovascular risk factors and …

Aging fits the disease criteria of the international classification of diseases

D Khaltourina, Y Matveyev, A Alekseev… - Mechanisms of ageing …, 2020 - Elsevier
The disease criteria used by the World Health Organization (WHO) were applied to human
biological aging in order to assess whether aging can be classified as a disease. These …

Genetics, leadership position, and well-being: An investigation with a large-scale GWAS

Z Song, WD Li, X Jin, J Ying, X Zhang… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Twin studies document leadership role occupancy (eg, whether one holds formal
supervisory or management positions) as a heritable trait. However, previous studies have …

APOE Locus-Associated Mitochondrial Function and Its Implication in Alzheimer's Disease and Aging

EG Lee, L Leong, S Chen, J Tulloch, CE Yu - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The Apolipoprotein E (APOE) locus has garnered significant clinical interest because of its
association with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and longevity. This genetic association appears …

Age-dependent effect of APOE and polygenic component on Alzheimer's disease

E Bellou, E Baker, G Leonenko, M Bracher-Smith… - Neurobiology of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a devastating neurodegenerative condition with significant
genetic heritability. Several genes have been implicated in the onset of AD with the …