Aging

Stem Cells To Nerve Cells To New Brain Treatments

Scientists at the Burnham Institute for Medical Research have, for the first time, genetically programmed embryonic stem (ES) cells to become nerve cells when transplanted into the brain, according to a study published today in The Journal of Neuroscience. ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 24 2008 - 6:20pm

MEF2C Protein In Stem Cells Linked To Autism

In a new study published today, scientists at the Burnham Institute for Medical Research have shown that neural stem cell development may be linked to Autism. The study demonstrated that mice lacking the myocyte enhancer factor 2C (MEF2C) protein in neural ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 30 2008 - 6:48pm

Have Some Sex- Erectile Disfunction Lower In Men Who Have More Intercourse

Do men who have more sex get less erectile disfunction(ED) or are studies skewed because men with erectile disfunction report having less sex? It's hard to say but the message is clear; have more sex. Having intercourse more often may also help preven ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 26 2013 - 4:39pm

Hope In The Battle Against Alzheimer’s Disease

Almost fifty percent of people over the age of 85 have Alzheimer’s disease, an illness that is not considered part of the normal aging process by the U.S. National Institute on Aging. Statistics on the NIA website also reveal that there is no cure for the ...

Article - Audrey Amara - Jul 2 2008 - 5:59pm

The Tau Of Alzheimer's- Enzyme Inhibitor Performs A Brain 'Trick'

An aging population means that neurodegeneration, such as Alzheimer’s disease, is one of the major health problems in the developed world. One of the causes of neurodegeneration is a modification to the protein ‘tau’, which helps to maintain the stability ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 6 2008 - 12:10pm

Where Carbon Dioxide Is Your Friend- Removing Wrinkles

Carbon dioxide has been getting a bad rap for the last few years, what with "Waterworld" and the IPCC's preference for French nuclear plants, but laser resurfacing appears to be an effective long-term treatment for facial wrinkles, accordin ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 21 2008 - 3:41pm

The Dauer Stage- Less Sex, Less Food, Longer Life

A group of scientists who set out to study sex pheromones in a tiny worm found that the same family of pheromones also controls a stage in the worms' life cycle, the long-lived dauer larva. The findings in Nature represent the first time that reproduc ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 23 2008 - 1:50pm

Exercise, The Heart's Fountain Of Youth (But Moreso For Women)

According to a study conducted at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, older people who did endurance exercise training for about a year ended up with metabolically much younger hearts. The researchers also showed that by one metabolic me ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 24 2008 - 12:07am

Aging Theory Debunked? It May Not Be Tissue Damage Buildup, Says Study

A new discovery contradicts the prevailing theory that aging is a buildup of tissue damage akin to rust in some metals, and implies science might eventually halt or even reverse the ravages of age. Specific genetic instructions drive aging in worms, report ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 24 2008 - 1:27pm

Ritalin Holds Up Seniors

According to research conducted by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention one in three Americans age 65 and older fall. Recent findings by experts at the University of Tel Aviv, Israel, found that Ritalin improves cognitive impairments in seniors, w ...

Article - Audrey Amara - Jul 28 2008 - 7:15pm