LA2 - Die Happy? – Live Longer? Or how to manipulate the GH/IGF-1 axis? (»Add to Infobox)

Strous Ger, Viëtor Henk

Ger Strous's Group, DDF Research Group

Agnes van Rossum, Karin Hek, Henk Vietor, and Ger Strous UMC Utrecht in collaboration with DDF BV, Bussum, The Netherlands A major topic in today’s research field is health and ageing. Modern society is obsessed with anti-ageing therapies and potions. Vitamins, mineral supplements, and anti-oxidants are frequently used to stay young forever. Besides changes in our appearance, our interior also changes with age: elderly people are more susceptible to diseases like cancer and diabetes. Therefore, with an ageing population, it is interesting to find out how people age with the least problems. In other words: how can we age healthy? Find out how the Growth Hormone (GH) and its signaling molecule Insulin like Growth Factor 1 (IGF-1) play an important role in aging and its manifestations. Open the download file.

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