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ArticleFrontiers in aging neuroscience2018

Low Concentrations of Caffeine and Its Analogs Extend the Lifespan of

Xiaocui Du, Yun Guan, Qin Huang, Ming Lv, Xiaofang He, Liang Yan, Shuhei Hayashi, Chongye Fang, Xuanjun Wang, Jun Sheng

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Article in Frontiers in aging neuroscience, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Xiaocui DuKey Laboratory of Pu-erh Tea Science, Ministry of Education, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, China.
Yun GuanKey Laboratory of Pu-erh Tea Science, Ministry of Education, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, China.
Qin HuangKey Laboratory of Pu-erh Tea Science, Ministry of Education, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, China.
Ming LvKey Laboratory of Pu-erh Tea Science, Ministry of Education, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, China.
Xiaofang HeKey Laboratory of Pu-erh Tea Science, Ministry of Education, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, China.
Liang YanPu'er Institute of Pu-erh Tea, Pu'er, China.
Shuhei HayashiDepartment of Microbiology, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan.
Chongye FangKey Laboratory of Pu-erh Tea Science, Ministry of Education, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, China.
Xuanjun WangKey Laboratory of Pu-erh Tea Science, Ministry of Education, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, China.
Jun ShengKey Laboratory of Pu-erh Tea Science, Ministry of Education, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, China.
Yunnan Agricultural University · CNYunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences · CNHyogo Medical University · JPPuer University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Caffeine has been reported to delay aging and protect aging-associated disorders in

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caffeineC. elegansdaf-2IGF-1 pathwaylifespan

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PMCPMC6054938
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