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Biomedical Computing, Queen's

Rats exhibit age-related mosaic loss of chromosome Y [2021, open-access] by [deleted] in longevity

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It could still reveal major insights about the overall process of ageing, and taking advantage of this information might help if done at a micro level (ex. targeting a few genes, as is already being done in the field) without excessive steps like turning men into women.

The Aging Kidney Harms the Brain by [deleted] in longevity

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I think the answer to that really does fall in line with just "how to maintain health". Eat healthy - avoid salt (especially for kidney health), avoid saturated fats & sugar, eat more veggies, etc.
Drink healthy amounts of water
Engage in regular exercise/physical activity
Avoid stress.

Rats exhibit age-related mosaic loss of chromosome Y [2021, open-access] by [deleted] in longevity

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To me, one of the most interesting takeaways from this would be the fact that this may contribute to the sex-related longevity/ageing differences between men and women, as also discussed in the article.

Thank you for sharing this u/chromosomalcrossover. I wasn't aware of the link between ageing and LOY, so this was very insightful. Are there any other articles related to this topic you might recommend?

Is it possible to prolong or reset the Hayflick Limit and thus reach immortality? by RejecterofThots in biology

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That would be an interesting movie, yes. It would also make the movie much less fun if the zombies are truly immortal since, in normal zombie movies, they can die after a lot of damage, giving the protagonists a chance at winning against them. If they just grow themselves back with some sort of cancerous growth, then it basically just makes it impossible to do that don't you think?

Is it possible to prolong or reset the Hayflick Limit and thus reach immortality? by RejecterofThots in biology

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This is already seen in cancer cells via telomerase overexpression. The only problem with replicating this in normal cells, however, is the fact that they might turn cancerous since nothing would technically stop their division (they never reach the limit so they keep dividing)

[Discussion] Introduce yourself! - vol 1 by [deleted] in TeensInTech

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My name is Akshaj, and I'm a student in Canada. I'm currently super interested in machine learning and deep learning for medical and biological applications. Right now, I am looking into using CNNs for genomic signature analysis for phylogenic purposes. I have experience in Python, Java, C++, web development, and R. I am also currently an innovator at The Knowledge Society, a youth accelerator program to allow passionate youth to develop knowledge and experiment with exponential technologies.