Am I aging faster than I should be?
Written by Dr. Gabriel Fries The concept of “accelerated aging” was first introduced after researchers started studying biological markers of aging and realized that sometimes the age that is detected in the laboratory does not concur with the actual age…
Scientists discover changes in the brain’s cellular powerhouses of bipolar disorder patients
HOUSTON – (Jan. 14, 2019) – Glitches in the structures that power cells could contribute to the mood swings experienced by the nearly 6 million American adults with bipolar disorder, report scientists from The University of Texas Health Science Center…
UTHealth researchers link epigenetic aging to bipolar disorder
HOUSTON – (Dec. 11, 2017) – Bipolar disorder may involve accelerated epigenetic aging, which could explain why persons with the disorder are more likely to have – and die from – age-related diseases, according to researchers from The University of…