Maria Tonti
maria-tonti.bsky.social
Maria Tonti
@maria-tonti.bsky.social
🔬Scientific Project Manager | Nutrition, healthy ageing, food safety & food waste| 🎓 PhD in Engineering Technology, KU Leuven
For anyone interested in #HealthyAgeing
📢 Call for posters extended! 🎓🧠✨

Missed the deadline? You still have time! Submit your abstract for the 5th Symposium on Nutrition for the Ageing Brain in Chania, Crete (June 6-7).

📅 New deadline: May 14th, 2025
🔗 Submit now: lnkd.in/d4Ygspe6

#CallForAbstracts #BrainHealth #Nutrition
March 20, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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Today is World #OralHealth Day 🦷⬇️

According to @who.int, an estimated 23% of people aged 60 years and above experience tooth loss – mainly as a result of a life-long history of oral diseases.

Healthy smile? #HealthyAgeing!
March 20, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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A prolonged period of extreme lethargy seems to slow ageing in mice by lowering their core body temperature

https://go.nature.com/4bCWk0z
How extreme lethargy can promote healthy ageing
The drop in body temperature that occurs during a torpid state is linked to molecular markers of longer life in mice.
go.nature.com
March 14, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Reposted by Maria Tonti
In today’s episode, we’re celebrating math in honor of Pi Day. Plus, the top science news of the week.

Listen here 🎧: pod.link/73329284/epi...
March 14, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Reposted by Maria Tonti
Changes in species composition across forest fragments is not enough to benefit biodiversity over entire landscapes

https://go.nature.com/41IJObd
Biodiversity declines across fragmented forests
Assessing the effect of forest fragmentation on biodiversity.
go.nature.com
March 14, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Currently following the #ICFSR2025 conference in Toulouse – exciting discussions on #Geroscience!

In the spotlight:
🧬 Biological ≠ chronological age
🧪 (Bio)markers & interventions
📱 Advances in tools & methods

Great to see breakthroughs in #HealthyAgeing, #Sarcopenia & #Frailty!
March 13, 2025 at 9:24 AM