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Oncotarget and Aging (Aging-US) are Impact Journals' two most prominent journals. Oncotarget is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal dedicated to publishing high-quality, primarily oncology-focused research—in a continuous format within ongoing yearly volumes. Aging is a twice-monthly, traditional, peer-reviewed, open-access journal covering all areas of research on aging, including age-related diseases such as cancer and COVID-19. 

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In the relentless battle against non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) driven by epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations, the development of resistance has long been a formidable obstacle. Historically, first- and second-generation EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) like gefitinib, erlotinib, afatinib, and dacomitinib have faced a significant hurdle: the emergence of the T790M point mutation in approximately 50% of patients, rendering the tumor resistant to these therapies.

This resistance stems from a sobering reality – before treatment, a small subset of cancer cells already harbor the T790M mutation, conferring no selective advantage initially. However, once treatment commences, these rare mutated cells proliferate selectively, eventually dominating the tumor population and diminishing the effectiveness of first- and second-generation TKIs.

Full blog - https://www.oncotarget.org/2024/06/06/dr-blagosklonnys-strategy-from-osimertinib-to-preemptive-combinations/

Paper DOI - https://doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.28569

Correspondence to - Mikhail V. Blagosklonny - Blagosklonny@oncotarget.com, Blagosklonny@rapalogs.com

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Keywords - cancer, lung cancer, NSCLC, EGFR, resistance, afatinib, gefitinib, capmatinib

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Oncotarget (a primarily oncology-focused, peer-reviewed, open access journal) aims to maximize research impact through insightful peer-review; eliminate borders between specialties by linking different fields of oncology, cancer research and biomedical sciences; and foster application of basic and clinical science.

Oncotarget is indexed and archived by PubMed/Medline, PubMed Central, Scopus, EMBASE, META (Chan Zuckerberg Initiative) (2018-2022), and Dimensions (Digital Science).

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Dr. Blagosklonny’s Strategy: From Osimertinib to Preemptive Combinations

Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence co-founder Dr. Robin Stern discusses the role of spirituality and religion in understanding and managing emotions, the danger of suppressing emotions like anger, and her groundbreaking work on gaslighting.

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Emotional Intelligence and Spirituality with Dr. Robin Stern

BUFFALO, NY- June 10, 2024 – A new research paper was published in Aging (listed by MEDLINE/PubMed as "Aging (Albany NY)" and "Aging-US" by Web of Science) Volume 16, Issue 10, entitled, “Relationships of depression and antidepressant use with epigenetic age acceleration and all-cause mortality among postmenopausal women.”

In this new study, researchers May A. Beydoun, Hind A. Beydoun, Jason Ashe, Michael F. Georgescu, Steve Horvath, Ake Lu, Anthony S. Zannas, Aladdin H. Shadyab, Su Yon Jung, Sylvia Wassertheil-Smoller, Ramon Casanova, Alan B. Zonderman, and Robert L. Brunner from the National Institute on Aging, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (Washington, DC), University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, University of California Los Angeles, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of California San Diego, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, and University of Nevada Reno investigated relations of depressive symptoms, antidepressant use, and epigenetic age acceleration with all-cause mortality risk among postmenopausal women. 

“Frequently under-recognized depression is a major contributor to the Global Burden of Diseases [1, 2] while being the most prevalent mental illness among geriatric populations [2].”

Data were analyzed from ≤1,900 participants in the Women's Health Initiative study testing four-way decomposition models. After a median 20.4y follow-up, 1,161 deaths occurred. Approximately 11% had elevated depressive symptoms (EDS+), 7% were taking antidepressant medication at baseline (ANTIDEP+), while 16.5% fell into either category (EDS_ANTIDEP+). 

Baseline ANTIDEP+, longitudinal transition into ANTIDEP+ and accelerated epigenetic aging directly predicted increased mortality risk. GrimAge DNA methylation age acceleration (AgeAccelGrim) partially mediated total effects of baseline ANTIDEP+ and EDS_ANTIDEP+ on all-cause mortality risk in socio-demographic factors-adjusted models (Pure Indirect Effect >0, P < 0.05; Total Effect >0, P < 0.05). Thus, higher AgeAccelGrim partially explained the relationship between antidepressant use and increased all-cause mortality risk, though only prior to controlling for lifestyle and health-related factors. 

“Antidepressant use and epigenetic age acceleration independently predicted increased all-cause mortality risk. Further studies are needed in varying populations.”

DOI - https://doi.org/10.18632/aging.205868

Corresponding author - May A. Beydoun - baydounm@mail.nih.gov

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Keywords - aging, depressive symptoms, epigenetic age acceleration, mortality

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Aging publishes research papers in all fields of aging research, including but not limited to aging processes (from yeast to mammals), cellular senescence, age-related diseases (such as cancer and Alzheimer’s disease) and their prevention and treatment, anti-aging strategies and drug development, and, importantly, the role of signal transduction pathways in aging (such as mTOR) and potential approaches to modulate these signaling pathways to extend lifespan.

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Depression, Antidepressants, Epigenetic Age Acceleration, and Mortality in Postmenopausal Women

BUFFALO, NY- June 11, 2024 – The Ride for Roswell is one of the nation’s largest cycling events—hosted by Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center—to raise awareness and funds for cancer research and patient care. This charity bike ride, based out of Buffalo, New York, has brought people together for 28 years to celebrate cancer survivors, pay tribute to lives that have been lost, and to work together to support research and find a cure.

THE ORIGIN OF THE RIDE

The Ride for Roswell started in 1989 when Mitch Flynn, owner of the advertising agency Flynn & Friends, met Katherine Gioia. Katherine was a four-year-old patient battling a rare form of cancer. After Katherine’s death (less than a year after her diagnosis), Katherine’s mother, Anne Gioia, and aunt, Donna Gioia, founded the Roswell Park Alliance Foundation in her memory to raise money for cancer research and treatment. On June 29, 1996, Mitch and Alliance Foundation staff launched the first Ride for Roswell.

In the 28 years since then, thanks to over 135,000 riders and thousands of volunteers, the Ride for Roswell has raised over $72 million to fund cancer research. The event has become one of the largest charity rides in the United States. 

THIS YEAR

This year, Ride Day is on Saturday, June 22, 2024, and will once again begin at the University at Buffalo North Campus. There are nine routes to choose from, ranging from five to 100 mile distances. All riders are encouraged to check in on the Thursday or Friday before Ride Day. 

Learn more about The Ride, check in, and routes: https://www.rideforroswell.org/routes/

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Impact Journals has been a part of this event since 2018 and continues to sponsor captain Sergei Kurenov’s peloton, Team Open Access. Team Open Access was named in honor of all open-source online medical journals, such as Aging, Oncotarget, Genes & Cancer, and Oncoscience. Sergei works at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center to create, develop, and implement innovative diagnostic and surgical pre-planning software used in cancer treatment. He has been riding in the event since 2016.

“I am proud to [say] that our team is supported again by open source cancer-related scientific journals: Oncotarget and Aging! Both of these journals publish high-impact research papers of general interest and biological significance in all fields of cancer research,” Sergei said.

There is still time to join Team Open Access in the Ride for Roswell. You can also support the team by giving a donation of any size. Any avenue of support you may choose to donate to the Ride for Roswell will make a difference and change lives.

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Impact Journals Sponsors 2024 Ride for Roswell

BUFFALO, NY- June 11, 2024 – The Ride for Roswell is one of the nation’s largest cycling events—hosted by Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center—to raise awareness and funds for cancer research and patient care. This charity bike ride, based out of Buffalo, New York, has brought people together for 28 years to celebrate cancer survivors, pay tribute to lives that have been lost, and to work together to support research and find a cure.

THE ORIGIN OF THE RIDE

The Ride for Roswell started in 1989 when Mitch Flynn, owner of the advertising agency Flynn & Friends, met Katherine Gioia. Katherine was a four-year-old patient battling a rare form of cancer. After Katherine’s death (less than a year after her diagnosis), Katherine’s mother, Anne Gioia, and aunt, Donna Gioia, founded the Roswell Park Alliance Foundation in her memory to raise money for cancer research and treatment. On June 29, 1996, Mitch and Alliance Foundation staff launched the first Ride for Roswell.

In the 28 years since then, thanks to over 135,000 riders and thousands of volunteers, the Ride for Roswell has raised over $72 million to fund cancer research. The event has become one of the largest charity rides in the United States.

THIS YEAR

This year, Ride Day is on Saturday, June 22, 2024, and will once again begin at the University at Buffalo North Campus. There are nine routes to choose from, ranging from five to 100 mile distances. All riders are encouraged to check in on the Thursday or Friday before Ride Day.

Learn more about The Ride, check in, and routes: www.rideforroswell.org/routes/

JOIN A TEAM: TEAM OPEN ACCESS

Impact Journals has been a part of this event since 2018 and continues to sponsor captain Sergei Kurenov’s peloton, Team Open Access. Team Open Access was named in honor of all open-source online medical journals, such as Oncotarget, Aging, Genes & Cancer, and Oncoscience. Sergei works at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center to create, develop, and implement innovative diagnostic and surgical pre-planning software used in cancer treatment. He has been riding in the event since 2016.

“I am proud to [say] that our team is supported again by open source cancer-related scientific journals: Oncotarget and Aging! Both of these journals publish high-impact research papers of general interest and biological significance in all fields of cancer research,” Sergei said.

There is still time to join Team Open Access in the Ride for Roswell. You can also support the team by giving a donation of any size. Any avenue of support you may choose to donate to the Ride for Roswell will make a difference and change lives.

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BUFFALO, NY- June 11, 2024 – A new editorial paper was published in Aging (listed by MEDLINE/PubMed as "Aging (Albany NY)" and "Aging-US" by Web of Science) Volume 16, Issue 10, entitled, “CCR4-NOT complex in stress resistance and longevity in C. elegans.”

The ability to mount an adaptive response to environmental stress is crucial in organismal survival and overall fitness. In the context of aging, many genes that mediate resistance to stressors are also important in longevity, and aging has been shown to cause a decline in stress resistance. In their new editorial, researchers Cheng-Wei Wu and Hadi Tabarraei from the University of Saskatchewan wrote that recently, during a screening for genes that are required for the transcriptional response to heavy metal and oxidative stress in C. elegans, they found that depletion of subunits within the evolutionarily conserved CCR4-NOT protein complex compromises stress resistance and decreases lifespan.

“The CCR4-NOT (Carbon Catabolite Repression 4 – Negative On TATA-less) is a multi-protein complex tasked with regulating RNA metabolism across multiple steps including mRNA decay, transcription initiation and elongation, mRNA quality control and export, and mRNA translatability (reviewed in [3]).”

Studies in yeast have shown that CCR4-NOT is required for transcriptional elongation of stress responsive genes and that loss of function mutants of this protein complex have increased sensitivity to replication stress caused by DNA damaging agents [4, 5]. An expansive role for the CCR4-NOT complex in stress-induced transcriptional programming was demonstrated in C. elegans via whole-transcriptome sequencing analysis [2]. 

“Together, while the CCR4-NOT complex has been extensively studied for the past 3 decades, new studies in the model organism C. elegans have revealed an important new role for this protein complex in regulating normal aging as well as a requirement for many well-characterized and evolutionarily conserved pro-longevity pathways including reduced insulin signaling, mitochondrial suppression, enhanced stress response, and dietary restriction.”

DOI - https://doi.org/10.18632/aging.205918

Corresponding author - Cheng-Wei Wu - michael.wu@usask.ca

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Keywords - aging, oxidative stress, C. elegans, CCR4-NOT

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CCR4-NOT Complex in Stress Resistance and Longevity in C. elegans

BUFFALO, NY- June 12, 2024 – A new review paper was published in Aging (listed by MEDLINE/PubMed as "Aging (Albany NY)" and "Aging-US" by Web of Science) Volume 16, Issue 10, entitled, “Peripheral vascular dysfunction and the aging brain.”

Aging is the greatest non-modifiable risk factor for most diseases, including cardiovascular diseases (CVD), which remain the leading cause of mortality worldwide. In their new review, researchers Devin Wahl and Zachary S. Clayton from Colorado State University and the University of Colorado note that robust evidence indicates that CVD are a strong determinant for reduced brain health and all-cause dementia with advancing age. 

“CVD are also closely linked with peripheral and cerebral vascular dysfunction, common contributors to the development and progression of all types of dementia, that are largely driven by excessive levels of oxidative stress (e.g., reactive oxygen species [ROS]).”

Emerging evidence suggests that several fundamental aging mechanisms (e.g., “hallmarks” of aging), including chronic low-grade inflammation, mitochondrial dysfunction, cellular senescence and deregulated nutrient sensing contribute to excessive ROS production and are common to both peripheral and cerebral vascular dysfunction. Therefore, targeting these mechanisms to reduce ROS-related oxidative stress and improve peripheral and/or cerebral vascular function may be a promising strategy to reduce dementia risk with aging. Investigating how certain lifestyle strategies (e.g., aerobic exercise and diet modulation) and/or select pharmacological agents (natural and synthetic) intersect with aging “hallmarks” to promote peripheral and/or cerebral vascular health represent a viable option for reducing dementia risk with aging. 

“Therefore, the primary purpose of this review is to explore mechanistic links among peripheral vascular dysfunction, cerebral vascular dysfunction, and reduced brain health with aging. Such insight and assessments of non-invasive measures of peripheral and cerebral vascular health with aging might provide a new approach for assessing dementia risk in older adults.”

DOI - https://doi.org/10.18632/aging.205877

Corresponding authors - Devin Wahl - devin.wahl@colostate.edu, and Zachary S. Clayton - zachary.clayton@colorado.edu

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Keywords - aging, peripheral vascular health, cerebrovascular health, cognitive function, dementia

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Aging publishes research papers in all fields of aging research, including but not limited to aging processes (from yeast to mammals), cellular senescence, age-related diseases (such as cancer and Alzheimer’s disease) and their prevention and treatment, anti-aging strategies and drug development, and, importantly, the role of signal transduction pathways in aging (such as mTOR) and potential approaches to modulate these signaling pathways to extend lifespan.

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The Aging Brain and Peripheral Vascular Dysfunction

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Interacting with Color

Werner syndrome (WS) is a rare genetic disorder marked by the premature onset of features typically associated with normal aging. This autosomal recessive condition manifests in individuals who generally develop normally until adolescence. As the syndrome progresses, affected individuals are predisposed to age-related diseases much earlier in life. These conditions include cataracts, type 2 diabetes, atherosclerosis, osteoporosis, and various cancers. The underlying cause of Werner syndrome is believed to be mutations in the WRN gene, which encodes a RecQ helicase crucial for DNA repair and replication.

Despite the accelerated aging, cognitive function remains unaffected in individuals with WS, providing a unique model for studying the mechanisms of aging and exploring potential therapeutic interventions. Although extensive research has been conducted, the precise mechanisms underlying these effects remain elusive.

On May 24, 2024, researchers Lucie Aumailley, Marie Julie Dubois, André Marette, and Michel Lebel from Université Laval published research paper chosen as the cover of Aging’s Volume 16, Issue 10, entitled, “Integrated liver and serum proteomics uncover sexual dimorphism and alteration of several immune response proteins in an aging Werner syndrome mouse model.” Recognizing the limitations of traditional investigative approaches, Aumailley et al. utilized advanced proteomics in their study. Proteomics allows the simultaneous identification and quantification of hundreds of proteins, providing a comprehensive analysis of liver and serum proteome profiles from wild-type and WRN mutant mice at different ages to uncover biological processes influenced by age and genotype.

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Paper DOI - https://doi.org/10.18632/aging.205866

Corresponding author - Michel Lebel - michel.lebel@crchudequebec.ulaval.ca

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Keywords - aging, proteomics, Werner syndrome, fatty liver, sexual dimorphism, immunoglobulins

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Aging publishes research papers in all fields of aging research, including but not limited to aging processes (from yeast to mammals), cellular senescence, age-related diseases (such as cancer and Alzheimer’s disease) and their prevention and treatment, anti-aging strategies and drug development, and, importantly, the role of signal transduction pathways in aging (such as mTOR) and potential approaches to modulate these signaling pathways to extend lifespan.

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Werner Syndrome and the Power of Proteomics

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