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An Introduction to Aging and Regeneration
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2023
Tissues are maintained through a balance of cellular aging and regeneration. Aging refers to the gradual loss of cellular function, and regeneration is the repair of damaged tissue generally mediated by preexisting adult or somatic stem cells. Scientists are interested in understanding the biological mechanisms behind these two complex processes. By doing so, researchers may be able to use somatic stem cells to treat degenerative diseases and develop therapies that could delay the effects of...
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Continuous High-resolution Microscopic Observation of Replicative Aging in Budding Yeast
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2013
We describe here the operation of a microfluidic device that allows continuous and high-resolution microscopic imaging of single budding yeast cells during their complete replicative and/or chronological lifespan.
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Measuring Single-Cell Aging with an Imaging-based Biomarker of Chromatin and Epigenetic Aging
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2026
The protocol presents the imaging and computational workflow to extract and validate imaging-based chromatin and epigenetic age (ImAge).
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Aging
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2025
Aging is a complex biological phenomenon influenced by various processes that affect cellular and systemic functions. Several prominent theories attempt to explain its mechanisms, highlighting cellular limitations, oxidative damage, and hormonal changes as central factors in aging. Cellular Clock Theory The cellular clock theory posits that the human lifespan is closely tied to the finite capacity of cells to divide, a phenomenon governed by telomeres, which are protective caps at the ends of...
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Frailty Assessment in an Aging Mouse Model
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2025
The goal of the present protocol is to provide instructions and guidelines for assessing physical frailty in C57Bl/6x129J laboratory mice. Specific details regarding each measure used in the physical frailty index are explained. Several methods for reporting frailty results are also presented.
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Reduced or altered synaptic plasticity can influence how effectively neural connections adapt in response to experience or stress. Because plasticity supports communication and adaptation, changes in this process may contribute to differences in memory, attention, sensory processing, movement, or sleep. Its timing and extent vary among individuals, so researchers interpret plasticity-related findings within broader patterns of nervous-system function.
Neurons depend on effective neurotransmitter signaling to communicate and on vascular support to maintain their functional environment. Age-related alterations in either system can influence how neural circuits operate, but they do not represent identical mechanisms. Examining both helps neuroscience research determine whether changes in cognition, sensory processing, movement, or sleep reflect communication problems, altered support, or interacting influences.
Cellular maintenance helps neurons and other nervous-system cells remain functional and respond to stress. When maintenance processes change with age, cells may become less able to preserve communication, adapt, or recover from challenges. This mechanism provides a link between aging biology and functional outcomes, making it relevant to research on resilience as well as age-associated neurological disorders.
Age-related changes do not occur at the same time or to the same degree in every individual. Variation in synaptic plasticity, neurotransmitter signaling, vascular support, and cellular maintenance can therefore produce different functional profiles. Researchers compare these patterns with outcomes such as memory, attention, movement, sensory processing, and sleep to distinguish expected aging-related variation from more concerning decline.
Studies commonly examine memory, attention, sensory processing, movement, and sleep because these functions may reflect changes across several nervous-system mechanisms. Evaluating multiple domains is more informative than relying on a single outcome: it can reveal whether alterations are broad or selective and help connect functional findings with synaptic, signaling, vascular, or cellular processes.
Neuroscience research uses age-related findings to clarify why some individuals maintain function more effectively than others and to distinguish healthy aging from pathological decline. This knowledge can guide investigations of prevention strategies and treatments for age-associated neurological disorders. It also places cognitive resilience within a wider framework that includes neural adaptation, cellular maintenance, vascular support, and communication.