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Vishwa Deep Dixit, PhD, DVM, Chosen as Member of Academy for Health and Lifespan Research
Vishwa Deep Dixit, PhD, DVM, Waldemar Von Zedtwitz Professor of Pathology and Professor of Immunology and Director of the Yale Center for Research on Aging, has been selected as an inductee to the Academy for Health and Lifespan Research.
2 Aug 2024
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What Causes the Aging Process?
Getting older can affect the heart, kidneys, and other important organs, leading to health problems and a decreased quality of life. Although aging is a natural process that every living person goes through, little is known about what causes our bodies to age. Daniel Jane-Wit, MD, PhD, associate professor of medicine (cardiovascular medicine) and immunobiology, is investigating what causes our bodies to age and how we might be able to one day block or slow this process.
24 Jun 2024
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New Frontiers in Obesity Research at Yale
Newly emerging, highly effective treatments and new discoveries regarding the pathophysiology of obesity provide promise for combating this growing epidemic.
6 Mar 2024
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New Yale Initiative Looks Beyond Life Span to Increase Years of Health
Aging is a major risk factor for most chronic conditions, evidence shows, yet much of current research focuses on addressing specific diseases. The new Translational Geroscience Initiative at Yale School of Medicine (YSM) seeks to change that approach by studying the effects of aging on various ailments.
2 Oct 2023
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Deadline Looms as SenNet Program at Yale Seeks Underrepresented Students for Summer Internships
A mid-March deadline is approaching for underrepresented students to apply for summer internships through the SenNet Consortium for Underrepresented Student Program (CUSP).
26 Feb 2023
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Two Y-Age Lab Members Among Clinical Research Forum Semifinalists
Two members of the Yale Center for Research on Aging (Y-Age) are among three Yale School of Medicine faculty whose work is included on the Clinical Research Forum’s 2023 list of the Top 20 recent research achievements.
31 Jan 2023
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Yale Researchers Awarded $12M NIH Grant to Study Impact of FGF21 Protein on Aging
Researchers from Yale University, and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center have been awarded a $12.4 million, five-year grant from the National Institute on Aging of the NIH to deploy their unique research models and expertise in a coordinated fashion to develop a novel course of gerontological research.
24 Oct 2022
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How Studying Cellular Senescence Can Help Researchers Learn to Delay Aging
Chronic inflammation, one of the major hallmarks of aging, is thought to be partly caused by senescent cells that may accumulate in older individuals. Now, Yale researchers have received a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Common Fund’s Cellular Senescence Network Program (SenNet) to study these specialized cells.
19 Aug 2022
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Calorie Reduction Lowers Protein Linked to the Aging Process
In a new study, Yale researchers show that moderate calorie restriction in people reduces the production of a protein called SPARC, which then reins in harmful inflammation and improves health in the aged. It could be a target for extending human health span, they report.
12 Aug 2022
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Yale Pathology Meets in Madison for Department Retreat; First In-Person Gathering Since Pandemic Began
Faculty and staff of Yale Pathology went to the Water’s Edge Resort in Madison on April 2 for a full-day retreat, the department’s first in-person gathering since the coronavirus pandemic began more than two years ago.
12 Apr 2022
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Biology of Aging Study Shows Why Curbing Calories Counts
The Director of the National Institutes of Health notes two recent studies, including one from the Yale Center for Research on Aging (Y-Age), that suggest that calorie restriction may improve immune function and reduce chronic inflammation.
Source: National Institute of Health Director's Blog
7 Mar 2022
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Newly Elected Members of Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering
CASE has elected a total of 35 new members, of whom 15 are from YSM/YSPH and three others are from FAS.
21 Feb 2022
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Vishwa Deep Dixit Elected to Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering
Vishwa Deep Dixit, DVM, PhD, Director of the Yale Center for Research on Aging (Y-Age), has been elected to the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering, a non-profit institution formed nearly 50 years ago to promote the application of science and technology to human welfare and economic well-being.
20 Feb 2022
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Calorie Restriction Trial Reveals Key Factors in Extending Human Health
A new study led by Yale researchers confirms the health benefits of moderate calorie restrictions in humans—and identifies a key protein that could be harnessed to extend health.
Source: YaleNews
10 Feb 2022
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Calorie Restriction Trial Reveals Key Factors in Extending Human Health
A new study led by Yale researchers confirms the health benefits of moderate calorie restrictions in humans — and identifies a key protein that could be harnessed to extend health in humans.
9 Feb 2022
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Immune Cell Betrayal Explains Why It Gets Colder as We Age
With age, people become more susceptible to cold as inflammation and metabolic problems which can lead to a host of chronic diseases. Researchers at Yale and the University of California-San Francisco have found one culprit in this process — the same immune cells within fat that are designed to protect us from cold temperatures.
Source: YaleNews
2 Sep 2021
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Ketogenic Diet Helps Tame Flu Virus
Mice fed a ketogenic diet were better able to combat the flu virus than mice fed food high in carbohydrates, according to a new Yale study published Nov. 15 in the journal Science Immunology.
14 Nov 2019
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Aging Induces an Nlrp3 Inflammasome-Dependent Expansion of Adipose B Cells That Impairs Metabolic Homeostasis
A study by researchers at Yale has uncovered why belly fat surrounding organs increases as people age, a finding that could offer new treatment possibilities for improving metabolic health, thereby reducing the likelihood for diseases like diabetes and atherosclerosis that stem from inflammation.
Source: Cell Metabolism
13 Nov 2019
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New Finding Offers Possibility for Preventing Age-related Metabolic Disease
Dixit’s lab had found that the immune cells necessary to the fat-burning process, called macrophages, were still active but their overall numbers declined as belly fat increased with aging.
13 Nov 2019
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Yale-led study finds surprise link between metabolism and immunity
In the search for obesity treatments, scientists recently zeroed in on a gene known as Nucleobindin-2 (Nucb2), which was believed to play a role in satiety. However, in a new study published in Cell Reports, Yale researchers uncovered an unexpected function for the gene in reducing inflammation.
31 Jul 2018