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A person can have 70 years but one body and one’s own cells 50, or vice versa. The first is the chronological age, that in the DNI and is celebrated with cakes and candles.

The second is the biological age and is marked by cellular aging. Now a group of scientists has just identified for the first time, some genetic variants associated with the latter age of humans, a discovery that opens new avenues to investigate some age-related diseases. The researchers, led by Professor Nilesh Samani, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences at the University of Leicester (UK) carried out an analysis of more than 500,000 genetic variations in the human genome in two European cohorts with 2,917 participants and then verified their findings in 9,492 other participants.

What they have discovered, it is said in the journal Nature Genetics, are some variants, all based around the same gene, the third-that make people who carry them have shorter telomeres. Telomeres are part of the chromosomes and its length is considered a marker of biological age. Shorter, more ‘old’ do to our body.

According to the authors, the telomeres are strong genetic determination, between 40% and 80% – and although we are all born with a certain length of these structures, then is changing as a birthday, and cells are dividing. “What we have done is identify a genetic variant that telomeres shorten and make them biologically older” Samani said. Read the rest of this entry »

The practice of aerobic exercise is very beneficial for our body. Specifically, the race is one of the most complete aerobic exercise, it helps us to improve our respiratory and circulatory system, as well as help you burn calories and maintain good general fitness. But also helps delay the aging of our body.

Yes it is true that when we run our body generates free radicals resulting from excessive intake of oxygen, but these are outweighed by our body if we enjoy good health. Its effect is only safe when compared with the amount of benefits it provides the practice of this sport.

Numerous studies have shown that practice race usually slows down the aging of our body. Most of them have been carried out with different types of individuals over many years to see the effects long-term practice of the race. In all of them has been that the practice of this sport avoided in most instances the onset of cardiovascular disease, cancer, neurological diseases …

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