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My thought is yes. There has to be neuronal death as the neuron becomes less sensitive to insulin and metabolize glucose.


Our genes are programmed for growth, growth gets out of control, leading to our death


The dynamic, wave-like model of aging aligns with the concept of quasi-programmed aging, which suggests that aging is not merely the result of accumulated damage, as proposed by the wear-and-tear model. Instead, aging reflects the unintended continuation of biological programs that were originally optimized for growth, development, and reproduction. These programs, including pathways such as mTOR, become dysregulated over time, driving aging and the onset of age-related diseases.


I may be reading this completely wrong but this makes me think of a possible mechanism of aging..

At the beginning of our lives there are processes that are turned on that signal for us to grow from babies to adults. Very abruptly these processes stop when we are able to reproduce or just after. But the stopping of these processes is never complete because tissues still need to be repaired, things physically still need to adapt. So now you have some subset of the original growth processes turned off (thus not causing adults to keep growing) but also have some subset that don't turn off. This combination of growth processes that are on and off causes "growth" without the macro growth of the adult but this causes aging.

Idk just a shower thought


You'd find this pre-print interesting: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36973715/


What is the cadence of giving blood to offload iron?


So basically I don’t have to exercise anymore?


No pain, no gain.

Article makes sense. No hacks.


Interesting that they could quantify the differences in energetic output from a mitochondrial level. I guess it’s time to start running again.


Vigorous exercise enhances the heart's plasticity, which refers to its ability to adapt and remodel itself in response to increased physical demands. This includes increasing the size of the heart chambers, improving the heart muscle's ability to contract, and reducing stiffness in the heart walls


Part of the adaptation that enables a higher VO2 Max


In the first four hours following protein ingestion, the study observed a 20% higher rate of muscle protein synthesis in participants who consumed 100 grams of protein compared to those who ingested 25 grams. This difference became even more pronounced during the 4–12 hour postprandial period, where the muscle protein synthesis rates were 40% higher in the 100-gram group. Overall, this equated to a 30% larger synthetic response after consuming 100 grams of protein, as opposed to 25 grams.


APOE4 carriers have impaired free DHA transport into the brain because of APOE4-mediated degradation of the blood brain barrier, but this degradation does not impair how DHA-lysoPC enters the brain


I don’t think Tim Ferris’s book was bad. He mainly talked about automations, but a lot of the tech bro take on it is cringe.


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