Coffee Flips An 'Ancient' Longevity Switch In Cells, New Study Finds. Here's What This Means For You
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Does the cup of coffee in the morning prolong life? The potential health benefits of caffeine have been known for a long time; it is intended, among other things, to reduce the risk of age-related diseases. But how it works in our cells has been a mystery so far.
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Goodbye To Aging As We Know It—Researchers Discover That Caffeine Activates A Cellular Switch That Could Slow Down The Passage Of Time - Thepodiummedia
Your alarm chirps, you shuffle to the kitchen, and the coffee maker burbles to life. That rich aroma promises focus, but scientists now say your mug might be doing something wilder: nudging a master switch inside every cell that slows the march of time itself. The ancient switch in plain sight Buried in organisms from yeast to you lies AMP-activated protein kinase, or AMPK, a molecular fuel gauge that senses low energy and orders the cell to hun…
Caffeine activates the key cellular mechanism AMPK, which helps cells cope with lack of energy and stress.
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