Scientists from the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research (BDR) have identified key changes to both chromosome structure and gene expression that affect stem cell function during aging. Using fruit flies, they found ...
Sep 9, 2024
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Researchers at the MRC Brain Network Dynamics Unit in Oxford's Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences have discovered a new neuronal mechanism in the hippocampus, that prevents new "flexible" memories from being formed ...
Sep 9, 2024
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A new approach to manufacturing cells that secrete and deliver therapies to specific parts of the body has taken a big step toward one day repairing joints and damage after heart attacks, countering transplant rejection and ...
Sep 3, 2024
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Aging is a complex biological process that also takes place in the brain. Researchers have discovered that the gene activity changes in different cell types in the brain. A certain type of neuron is particularly affected. ...
Sep 3, 2024
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A new textbook provides an overview on the present understanding of aging—from the basic biology of aging to age-related diseases and to the role of lifestyle and the environment. The textbook "Aging: How Science Works," ...
Aug 19, 2024
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Researchers have developed an industry-standard tool to facilitate drug development and translational research in collaboration between labs at Karolinska Institutet and the Gygi Lab at Harvard Medical School. Their results ...
Aug 14, 2024
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Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a dangerous malformation of the lungs and diaphragm that causes almost a third of affected babies to die from underdeveloped lungs.
Aug 6, 2024
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The brain is constantly storing new experiences that it has to integrate into the jumble of existing memories. Surprisingly, it does not overwrite previous memory traces in the process.
Aug 2, 2024
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People looking to slow or reverse the symptoms of aging can find remedies ranging from restricted diets and ice baths to an alphabet soup of vitamins.
Aug 1, 2024
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An iron-binding drug that is already approved for treatment of other diseases could provide a novel way to attack ovarian tumors, according to a new study led by Weill Cornell Medicine researchers. The preclinical study, ...
Jul 29, 2024
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