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National Institute on Aging

National Institute on Aging

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Researchers hunt for proteins that control age-related inflammation

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Primary funder of US geroscience research, including the TTP study

Chronic, low-grade inflammation builds up with age and drives many of the diseases that come with growing old. A team at the University at Buffalo says they've found a protein, tristetraprolin, that pumps the brakes on it. When they boosted the protein in older mice, the animals grew stronger and had healthier bones than untreated peers.

Updated 4 days ago