Health
Autophagy is the ultimate detox that doesn't yet live up to the hype
"The anti-aging MIRACLE." "Strengthen your immune system." "Lose weight fast."
Jan 12, 2022
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Medical research
Investigating the role of microRNAs in regulating stem cells of the eye
Northwestern Medicine scientists showed how the microRNA-103/107 family (or miRs-103/107) regulate aspects of biological processes in the stem cell–enriched limbal epithelium of the eye.
Dec 28, 2016
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Medical research
Critical cell process shown to be missing in humans
Patients with a unique cellular disorder are helping researchers understand a series of health complications better.
Jun 23, 2021
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Shedding light on cell mechanism which plays a role in such diseases as Huntington's and Parkinson's
(Medical Xpress) -- New research from scientists at the University of Cambridge provides critical insight into the formation of autophagosomes, which are responsible for cleaning up cellular waste.
Jul 26, 2011
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Neuroscience
Taking out the protein garbage becomes more difficult as neurons age
Cells dispose of harmful "trash" through autophagy, a normal and necessary process in which aggregated proteins and dysfunctional structures are handled. If any part of this fails, waste builds up inside cells, eventually ...
Jul 19, 2019
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Medical research
Enhanced autophagy could help treat diabetes
Enhancing autophagy—the cellular process that breaks down and removes unneeded components—in fat tissue could help treat diabetes, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in Cell Reports.
May 31, 2021
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Medications
Why beta-blockers cause skin inflammation
Beta-blockers are often used to treat high blood pressure and other cardiovascular diseases. However, in some patients they can trigger or exacerbate psoriasis, an inflammatory skin disease. Scientists at the University of ...
Nov 7, 2019
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Neuroscience
How the brain tells the liver to start recycling after fasting
Fasting triggers autophagy in our body. The body switches on the waste disposal system in the cells and gains new energy. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research in Cologne have now shown in mice that ...
Apr 18, 2023
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Medical research
Researchers find key to 'tired' blood and immune systems
A molecular key to aging of the blood and immune system has been discovered in new research conducted at UC San Francisco, raising hope that it may be possible to find a way to slow or reverse the growing risk for aging-associated ...
Mar 3, 2017
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Neuroscience
Strict eating schedule can lower Huntington disease protein in mice
New research from the University of British Columbia suggests that following a strict eating schedule can help clear away the protein responsible for Huntington disease in mice.
Mar 6, 2018
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