You likely know someone who seems to age slowly, appearing years younger than their birth date suggests. And you likely have seen the opposite—someone whose body and mind seem much more ravaged by time than others. Why ...
Jul 7, 2023
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Scientists at the Francis Crick Institute have uncovered how, when young and old cells co-operate and exchange resources, this increases the lifespan of all the cells.
Jan 6, 2023
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Scientists have zeroed in on a structural protein as a new target for the diagnosis and treatment of depression, according to research recently published in JNeurosci.
Apr 13, 2020
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A new study suggests that lab-grown oral mucosa can successfully be used for testing biological effects of dental materials. The project is a collaboration between the Institute of Oral Biology (IOB) and the Nordic Institute ...
Feb 5, 2024
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Approximately 68 percent of U.S. adults are overweight or obese, according to the National Cancer Institute, which puts them at greater risk for developing cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and a host of other chronic ...
Dec 5, 2012
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A Simon Fraser University researcher is among four scientists who argue that cholesterol may slow or stop cancer cell growth. They describe how cholesterol-binding proteins called ORPs may control cell growth in A Detour ...
Apr 19, 2012
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Huntington's disease is an hereditary disorder of the nervous system caused by a faulty gene on chromosome four. The faulty gene leads to cell death in neurons in the brain resulting in gradual physical, mental and emotional ...
Jul 13, 2017
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Blood offers promise as a way to detect Alzheimer's disease at its earliest onset, Mayo Clinic researchers say. They envision a test that would detect distinct metabolic signatures in blood plasma that are synonymous with ...
May 29, 2013
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A new study from the Slone Epidemiology Center and the Boston University School of Medicine suggests that Black women with a low vitamin D status have an increased risk of developing colorectal cancer, in line with the findings ...
Oct 25, 2021
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A recent study in the Journal of General Physiology brings new insights to an area of ion channel regulation: whether voltage-gated potassium (Kv) channels can be regulated by physiological changes to PIP2.
Aug 27, 2012
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