Aging

Folate Intake Linked To Genetic Abnormalities In Sperm

Healthy men who report lower levels of the nutrient folate in their diets have higher rates of chromosomal abnormalities in their sperm, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, and the Lawrence Berkeley National L ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 20 2008 - 10:07am

Are Genes Turned Off Or Just 'Whispering'?

Of the almost 25,000 human genes science that have been identified, half are believed to be silent at any particular time and activated only when needed. Perhaps not, says Andre Ptitsyn, of the Center for Bioinfomatics at Colorado State University. He says ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 26 2008 - 11:29pm

Thinness An Inheritable Trait, Says Study

We all know people who can seemingly eat whatever they want and not gain weight. Recent research from Tel Aviv University says a woman’s waistline may have less to do with rigorous exercise and abstaining from sweets than it does with the genes of her pare ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 1 2008 - 11:36am

How Bdelloid Rotifers Resist Extinction- DNA Repair And No Sex

DNA repair capacity is an important factor in cancer, inflammation, aging, and other human conditions. Radiation is something we can never avoid and it's responsible for a lot of medical problems. Bdelloid rotifers have been able to give up sex and es ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 18 2010 - 6:10pm

More Coffee Awesomeness- It May Ward Off Cholesterol And Alzheimer's

A daily dose of caffeine blocks the disruptive effects of high cholesterol that scientists have linked to Alzheimer's disease. A study in the Journal of Neuroinflammation revealed that caffeine equivalent to just one cup of coffee a day could protect ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 2 2008 - 9:47pm

Speed Of Aging Influenced By Genetics And OSS Can Predict It, Says Study

If the aging process can’t be stopped, it can at least be predicted, say researchers from Tel Aviv University. They have developed a new biological marker that represents the age of a body’s bones. It reveals that the speed of physical aging is strongly in ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 9 2008 - 4:11pm

How Calorie Restriction May Slow Aging- Study

Calorie restriction is a hot topic in discussions of aging but most studies use mice that were weaned with calorie restriction as test subjects whereas humans would have to adopt that lifestyle later in life if they were to grow normally. Research continue ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 17 2008 - 2:20pm

How Do Chemicals That Keep Fruit Fresh Work?

Ethylene (C2H4) is a gaseous hormone produced naturally in plants and by man in combustion (1). When plants encounter ethylene they soften and ripen (fruit) or wilt and fade (flowers.) We all like fruit that is ripe but lasts longer and flowers that stay c ...

Article - News Staff - May 3 2008 - 12:21pm

Short Arms, Legs Linked To Risk Of Dementia

People with shorter arms and legs may be at a higher risk for developing dementia later in life compared to people with longer arms and legs, according to a study published in the May 6, 2008, bonus issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American ...

Article - News Staff - May 5 2008 - 4:37pm

Is Your Child Gambling?

Gambling activity is widespread among U.S. adolescents and young adults ages 14 through 21, according to a study conducted by researchers at the University at Buffalo’s Research Institute on Addictions (RIA). Results of the first national survey of its kin ...

Article - News Staff - May 6 2008 - 3:04pm