Publications by authors named "Daniela Cortes-Diaz"
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- Aging research increasingly focuses on memory impairment and the role of mitochondrial dysfunction, which is linked to age-related changes and overall health.
- In a study, two different diets—one high in saturated fat (Cocoa diet) and another high in unsaturated fat (South Beach diet)—were tested on mice to assess their impacts on oxidative stress, mitochondrial function, and memory.
- Surprisingly, while the Cocoa diet seemed to reduce oxidative stress without harming memory, the South Beach diet caused increased oxidative damage and impaired cognitive abilities, illustrating that diets considered healthy can have negative effects on aging and memory in younger animals.
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- New World Vultures, a family of seven scavenger species, face significant knowledge gaps regarding their evolution and conservation despite their importance to ecosystems.
- Recent phylogenetic studies revealed that the ancestral range of these vultures is in South America, pointing to historical movement into North America.
- The research identified key species for conservation—specifically the Black Vulture—along with priority regions like the Amazon and Orinoco basins, emphasizing the need to combine evolutionary data and conservation strategies to combat biodiversity loss effectively.
Aging is a physiological process that generates progressive decline in many cellular functions. There are many theories of aging, and one of great importance in recent years is the mitochondrial theory of aging, in which mitochondrial dysfunction that occurs at advanced age could be responsible for the aged phenotype. In this context, there is diverse information about mitochondrial dysfunction in aging, in different models and different organs.
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