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From: "The NanoAging Institute" <>
Subject: System That Regulates Blood Pressure May Also Affect Aging
Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 18:32:58 -0500

System That Regulates Blood Pressure May Also Affect Aging

Newswise - The same system that regulates blood pressure may also play a 
role in aging, according to new research from Wake Forest University Baptist 
Medical Center.

Four separate studies point to the renin-angiotensin system, which helps 
regulate blood pressure, as also being important in body composition, mental 
function and how the body responds to exercise. The work was presented today 
in Washington, D.C., at the 57th Annual Scientific Meeting of the 
Gerontological Society of America.

"This is exciting because it suggests that a whole new mechanism might be 
involved in aging," said Stephen Kritchevsky, Ph.D., professor of 
gerontology. "It offers new opportunities to explore treatments to help 
older adults maintain their function."



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