Model: Type 2 diabetic rats induced by high-fat diet and low-dose streptozotocin (STZ) Dosage: 0.2 mg/kg liraglutide administered daily for 8 weeks

Weight Loss Drug Protects Against Diabetic Sarcopenia: New Study Finds

Researchers show that liraglutide protects muscle from diabetes-induced atrophy by reversing cellular aging and activating the YAP/TAZ signaling pathway.

Diabetes &amp; Obesity

Participants: Middle-aged adults carrying two copies of the APOE4 gene 
Dosage: 1 mg/kg/day of rapamycin for 4 weeks

The prescription drug rapamycin a.k.a. sirolimus, an FDA-approved mTOR inhibitor, increases the brain volume of cognitively normal individuals at risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease. 


One of the study’s investigators, Talissa Altes, M.D. (Image: Missouri.edu).

Brain &amp; Neurons

Studies suggest that supplementation with melatonin may slow brain aging, thereby improving cognition. 

Beyond men's tendency to take more life-threatening risks, there is a whole science explaining why women live longer.

According to kinesiology professor Andy Galpin, Ph.D., the top predictors of all-cause mortality are physical strength and VO2 max — our maximum ability to utilize oxygen. 


Professor Dr. Andy Galpin says our VO2 max and muscle strength will indicate how long we will live more than anything else. 

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