Deep biomarkers of aging and longevity: From research to applications The deep age predictors can help advance aging research by establishing causal relationships in nonlinear systems. Dec 4, 2019 0 1
Air pollution in Taiwan boosts risk of ischemic stroke Long-term exposure to hydrocarbons in the air may be a risk factor for ischemic stroke development, according to a study published December 4, 2019 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Han-Wei Zhang of China Medical University, ... Dec 4, 2019 0 247
A common insulin signaling pathway across cancer and diabetes An oncology researcher has made an unexpected contribution to the understanding of type 2 diabetes. In results published in Science Advances, Patrick Hu, M.D., associate professor of medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical ... Dec 4, 2019 0 316
Drugs that quell brain inflammation reverse dementia Drugs that tamp down inflammation in the brain could slow or even reverse the cognitive decline that comes with age. Dec 4, 2019 1 3707
New, non-hormonal target identified for advanced prostate cancer Hormone therapies for prostate cancer have greatly prolonged the lives of patients, but the drugs eventually become ineffective and the disease grows lethal. Dec 4, 2019 0 112
Monthly birth control pill could replace daily doses Oral contraceptives are one of the most popular forms of birth control: In the United States, about 12 percent of women between 15 and 49 use them. However, their effectiveness depends on being taken every day, and it is ... Dec 4, 2019 0 73
New diagnostic techniques and drug may slow and even reverse cognitive decline from aging A groundbreaking clinical approach has been developed combining new diagnostic techniques to detect a leaking blood-brain barrier (BBB) with a new anti-inflammatory drug that for the first time slows or reverses age-related ... Dec 4, 2019 0 5
Scientists create 'epigenetic couch potato' mouse Why is it that some people love to exercise, and others hate it? Most people would assume it's all due to genetics, but a new Baylor College of Medicine led study in mice shows for the first time that a different molecular ... Dec 4, 2019 0 150
Lung images of twins with asthma add to understanding of the disease Two lung imaging studies from Western University, including one performed in non-identical twin patients with life-long asthma, have shown that airway defects in the lungs of asthmatic patients are like thumbprints—they ... Dec 4, 2019 0 3
A week in the dark rewires brain cell networks and changes hearing in adult mice Scientists have known that depriving adult mice of vision can increase the sensitivity of individual neurons in the part of the brain devoted to hearing. New research from biologists at the University of Maryland revealed ... Dec 4, 2019 0 606