How Scientists Are Solving the Mystery of Aging

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Aging

The Biology of Growing Older

A Tufts DNA researcher explains today’s top theories as to why we age

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What Happens to Aging Minds

Researchers investigate how we can keep our brains healthy as we age, focusing on information retrieval, stereotypes and memory, and how nutrition might offset Alzheimer’s disease

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Alzheimer’s Disease

Studying the Link Between Gum Disease and Alzheimer’s Disease

Researchers at the School of Dental Medicine hope that targeting the bacteria that cause periodontal disease will one day slow the progress of Alzheimer’s

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“Progress in aging research is only going to be achieved by bringing together different disciplines addressing the same problem.”

Sarah Booth, director of the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts

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Heart Disease

What Happens to our Cardiovascular System as We Age?

Researchers from across the university explain how our heart and arteries change as we get older and why women and men have different rates of cardiovascular disease

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Oral Health

Is Age Just a Number When it Comes to Oral Health?

Some changes are inevitable, but experts say today’s dental medicine means older mouths can still be healthy mouths.

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Food & Nutrition

The Two-Way Relationship Between Nutrition and Aging

What we eat affects how we age; aging affects our nutritional needs. Understanding how is key to better health as we get older, say Tufts experts

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"Aging is the most compelling issue in modern biology. We're finding new, different ways of intervening that could potentially extend the healthy years of life and prevent people from getting age-related diseases.”

Christopher Wiley, scientist in the Basic Biology of Aging Team

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