Ageing, an unanswered question in the medical field, is a multifactorial process that results
in a progressive functional decline in cells, tissues and organisms. Although it is impossible …

The desire of eternal youth seems to be as old as mankind. However, the increasing life
expectancy experienced by populations in developed countries also involves a significantly …

Free radicals originate from both exogenous environmental sources and as by-products of
the respiratory chain and cellular oxygen metabolism. Sustained accumulation of free …

The nutrients and their potential benefits are a new field of study in modern medicine for
their positive impact on health. Curcumin, the yellow polyphenolic compound extracted from …

Objectives The myoblast cell line, C2C12, has been utilised extensively in vitro as an
examination model in understanding metabolic disease progression. Although it is …

Background Diet is a major determinant of aging and lifespan. Development and utilization
of food resources with potential anti-aging activity have attracted increasing attention from …

Aging of biological systems occurs in spite of numerous complex pathways of maintenance,
repair and defense. There are no gerontogenes which have the specific evolutionary …

Aging and aging-related metabolic complications are global problems that seriously
threaten public health. Taxifolin (TAX) is a novel health food and has been widely proved to …

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the world's leading killers, accounting for 30% deaths.
According to the WHO report, CVDs kill 17.9 million people per year, and there will be 22.2 …

Brazilian native fruits are unmatched in their variety, but a poorly explored resource for the
development of food and pharmaceutical products. The aim of this study was to evaluate the …