The Garbage Catastrophe of Aging: Understanding Damage Accumulation and Potential Interventions
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P. D. Mangan
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This article explores the theory that aging is fundamentally the accumulation of cellular damage — a "garbage catastrophe" where damage repair mechanisms themselves become damaged over time. It examines the biological processes behind aging, the failure of repair systems, and potential strategies to mitigate or avoid age-related decline by targeting the root causes of damage accumulation rather than just treating symptoms.
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Aging is the accumulation of damage and nothing more.
As the level of damage rises, cells and the tissue made from them function poorly, and this in turn causes increased risk of disease and death.
When we, or any organisms, are young, our cells can repair damage, but as we get older, the damage repair mechanism is itself damaged.
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