Biomarkers and Inflammatory Network in Aging: Targets for Therapies

2013

Endothelial Progenitor Cells A New Real Hope?

2017

Chronic inflammatory diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and cancer, have a disproportionate prevalence with advancing age owing to the continuous growth in the aging population. This condition determines several medical, economic and social problems due to the dramatic increase in the number of affected individuals, who are not autonomous. Thus, research efforts are centred around reducing and/or delaying the onset and progression of these diseases by researching new strategies for early prevention and diagnosis. In this context, understanding the mechanisms involved in the tissue, organ protection and repair are imperative for the developme…

Probiotics and Prebiotics: Health Promotion by Immune Modulation in the Elderly

2013