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Tag: ageing

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12 December 2022

Gender differences in health and care

It has long been known that,statistically speaking, women live longer than men, but in poorer health and may be in a worse position than men when it comes to accessing care. There is less information about whether the gender gap changes with generations. This issue has now become the focus of a research project.   Continue reading “Gender differences in health and care”

Projects

27 September 2021

Can cell ageing be stopped?

What changes does our organism undergo as we age? The biotechnologists Johannes Grillari and Markus Schosserer study healthy ageing at the cellular level. They have now succeeded in prolonging the lifespan of flies, worms and yeast cells, while increasing their fitness at the same time. The researchers achieved this by making changes to the ribosomes. Continue reading “Can cell ageing be stopped?”

Projects

29 June 2020

“Social contacts are a buffer against constraints”

A European research consortium is exploring the roots of social isolation and loneliness among the elderly. Keeping gender aspects in mind, use of long-term data and country comparisons will for the first time provide a more accurate picture of social exclusion in old age and reveal its impact on society. Continue reading ““Social contacts are a buffer against constraints””

Projects

9 April 2018

Turning back the clock in your cells

In a project funded by the Austrian Science Fund FWF, a research team from the Medical University of Innsbruck was able to demonstrate that weight-loss surgery has a rejuvenating impact on the cells of the body. Continue reading “Turning back the clock in your cells”

Projects

14 March 2016

Fatty acids play a role in torpor

The duration of the periods for which animals hibernate in winter is affected by the quantity of unsaturated fatty acids that they absorb from their food. How animals react to an excess – or a lack – of unsaturated fatty acids is now being studied in an Austrian Science Fund FWF project. Continue reading “Fatty acids play a role in torpor”

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