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Exercise Reverses Muscle Aging by Suppressing DEAF1
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A Duke-NUS study identifies DEAF1 as the gene that blocks muscle repair with age — and shows exercise suppresses it, restoring the mTORC1 pathway aging muscle needs to rebuild itself. Read more…
Why Normal HbA1c Can Hide Metabolic Stress
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A hemoglobin A1c of 5.2% is considered excellent by clinical standards. Normal glucose. Low diabetes risk. Pass the physical. Your doctor tells you everythin… Read more…
Why Standard Lipid Panels Miss Early Disease
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The standard lipid panel that your doctor orders – total cholesterol, LDL-C, HDL-C, triglycerides, and sometimes VLDL – was designed in the Framingham er… Read more…
Three Numbers That Actually Tell You Where You Stand
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Epigenetic clocks and biological age panels are the wellness industry’s latest anxiety product. They cost between $200 and $500, spit out a single number – … Read more…
How to Prevent Sarcopenia in Your 40s
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The muscle loss that determines your quality of life at 80 is not the dramatic wasting of old age that we associate with nursing homes and walkers. It is the… Read more…
What ‘Vitality Span’ Gets Wrong About Aging
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“Vitality span” is one of those terms that sounds meaningful and means nothing. It has no standard definition, no validated measurement protocol, and no clin… Read more…
