The breakdown of this brain region may accelerate aging Science - July 28, 2017 Dongsheng Cai, M.D., Ph.D., discusses his research, published in Nature, that reveals stem cells in the hypothalamus control the rate of aging. Dr. Cai is professor of molecular pharmacology at Einstein. More coverage on this story Nature The Scientist Scientific American New Scientist STATnews.com The Guardian The Daily Mail US News & World Report (via HealthDay) The Conversation The Independent Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News The Sydney Morning Herald Aging is all in your mind. Nature features new research by Dongsheng Cai, M.D., Ph.D., that found the hypothalamus is key to controlling the body’s aging processes. Dr. Cai and his colleagues used a mouse model to track the activity of a molecule that controls DNA transcription and is involved in inflammation. They found that the molecule becomes more active in the hypothalamus region of the brain as the mice aged and that blocking it extended their lifespan. Dr. Cai is professor of molecular pharmacology. More coverage on this story The Guardian (UK) National Geographic’s “Not Exactly Rocket Science” blog Huffington Post Bloomberg BusinessWeek The Scientist U-T San Diego Daily Mail (UK) The Independent (UK) The Times (UK) Agence France-Presse Times of India LiveScience.com Tempo (Indonesia) eNews Channel Africa (South Africa) Bangkok Post (Thailand) Stuff (New Zealand) Globe and Mail (Canada) Globo.com (Brazil) MSN Smithsonian Scientific American's "The Scicurious Brain" blog Metro (Canada) May 2, 2013