The Statesman

Under the Microscope: Researchers identify link between oxidation and aging

Ruchi Shah • February 18, 2016

A research team at Stony Brook University identified that many proteins associated with aging are damaged and destabilized by a process called oxidation.

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Under the microscope: aging revealed by handshake strength

Ruchi Shah • August 28, 2014

Handshakes have been used as a greeting for hundreds of years, but new research now uses handgrip strength as an accurate indicator of an individual’s age.

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The lipid: humble origins to cancer and aging treatments

Ruchi Shah • October 8, 2012

The same lipids that make up the membranes of our cells are now being found to play a role in the development of cancer and aging.For years, these...