How are some people's brains able to fight off Alzheimer's disease? Why do some people have the biological signs and damage of Alzheimer's disease , but their memory and intellectual abilities do not decline? Scientists have discovered the answer to this question. Why do some people have the biological signs and damage of Alzheimer's disease, but their memory and intellectual abilities do not decline? Scientists have discovered the answer to this question. According to researchers at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience , a rare and special type of immature cells in the brains of such people manage to survive and fight off the damage of the disease, so they do not show symptoms of Alzheimer's. The discovery, published in the journal Cell Stem Cell , raises hopes for the development of completely new treatments to slow the progression of dementia and preserve memory. Why does Alzheimer's disease affect people differently? This has always been a great myst...
The little engine that keeps your body young: Mitochondria: How to keep them healthy? Although it is still a matter of research whether mitochondria are the main cause of aging , experts say that human behavior has been proven to affect their health. What is beneficial for these small parts of our cells, it benefits the entire body. Regular exercise has been proven to improve the functioning of mitochondria. In a very important study, researchers biopsied human thigh muscles. After an eight-week training program, they found more and healthier mitochondria in the muscle cells than before. Although both endurance and resistance training were effective for this, the greatest benefits were obtained when they were combined. Daria Mauchly-Rozen , a professor of chemical and systems biology at Stanford University and author of the book “ The Life Machines: How Taking Care of Your Mitochondria Can Transform Your Health ,” sheds light on this issue. “Exercise causes a little bit of dam...