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“Perhaps the most clear-cut examples of cryotherapy’s beneficial effects are observed in the brain, where levels of the hormone and neurotransmitter norepinephrine – responsible for vigilance, attention, focus, and positive mood – increase markedly when the body is exposed to extreme cold.”

“Patients assigned to supervised exercise during neoadjuvant chemoradiation, followed by continued activity before surgery, were more likely to achieve a complete or near-complete pathological response than those receiving usual care.”

“The physical activity guidelines and estimates on how much activity we need are heavily based on self-reported activity, which is useful but imperfect: people remember going for a run, but they forget the short, intense bursts in daily life like sprinting up stairs, chasing kids, and running to catch a bus.”

“In this excerpt from Dr. Rhonda Patrick's A4M LongevityFest 2023 keynote, she argues that vigorous exercise is one of the most powerful tools for healthy aging because it can raise cardiorespiratory fitness.”

“In 25,241 adults who reported no structured exercise, a median of three one- or two-minute vigorous lifestyle bouts per day was associated with 38% to 40% lower all-cause and cancer mortality and 48% to 49% lower cardiovascular mortality.”

“The research, spearheaded by Professor John Little at the University of British Columbia, is still in the preliminary stages, with two randomized controlled trials underway to ascertain the regimen's efficacy over 12 weeks.”

“Exercise can improve blood pressure, insulin sensitivity, triglycerides, and fitness, but someone with high ApoB or LDL may still need targeted diet changes and clinician-guided lipid-lowering treatment. Mood is another major benefit.”

“In this clip, Drs. Levine and Patrick discuss genetic and environmental factors that can accelerate or slow epigenetic aging. Dr. Levine also discusses the aging clock she created and how it can be used, along with other biomarkers, to determine an individual's rate of aging.”

“In REDUCE-IT, prescription icosapent ethyl lowered major ischemic events among statin-treated adults with elevated triglycerides, while atrial fibrillation or flutter requiring hospitalization occurred more often in the treatment group.”

“Unlike antibody treatments that target the PCSK9 protein (an important regulator of blood cholesterol levels), which are very expensive, base editing could deliver permanent protection from hypercholesterolemia with just one dose.”