Strange colon discovery explains racial disparities in colorectal cancer
One side of the colon ages faster than the other, scientists revealCredit: UVA Health The colons of African-Americans and people ...
Tag: Aging
How dietary choice influences lifespan in fruit flies
Giving flies a choice of foods changes the chemical messaging in their brain that is responsible for coordinating metabolism, shortening ...
Better diet and glucose uptake in the brain lead to longer life in fruit flies
Improved neuronal glucose uptake plus healthier eating might have anti-aging effectsCredit: Tokyo Metropolitan University Tokyo, Japan - Researchers from Tokyo ...
Rotten egg gas could guard against Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: Bindu Paul and Johns Hopkins Medicine Typically characterized as poisonous, corrosive and smelling of rotten eggs, hydrogen sulfide's reputation ...
A CNIO study links severe COVID-19 disease to short telomeres
The study was carried out with data from 89 patients admitted to the IFEMA HospitalCredit: CNIO Patients with severe COVID-19 ...
New findings help explain how COVID-19 overpowers the immune system
Discovery of unique virus traits offer possible explanations as to why older adults and people with diabetes or heart disease ...
A prognostic Alzheimer’s disease blood test in the symptom-free stage
Memory deficit is a normal side effect of aging; at what point does memory loss become pathological?Credit: Michael Schwettmann Using ...
New drug form may help treat osteoporosis, calcium-related disorders
Credit: Chris Adam/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A novel form of a drug used to treat osteoporosis that comes ...
Discovery of aging mechanism for hematopoietic stem cells
Limited rejuvenation of aged hematopoietic stem cells in young bone marrow nicheCredit: ©Atsushi IWAMA, The Institute of Medical Science, The ...
Light flips genetic switch in bacteria inside transparent worms
Light-controlled genes could reveal how gut bacteria impact healthCredit: Image courtesy of Jeff Tabor/Rice University HOUSTON - (Dec. 22, 2020) ...
The far-reaching effects of mutagens on human health
Credit: The Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University In order to survive, flourish and successfully reproduce, organisms rely on a ...
Beyond changing DNA itself, mutagens also cause errors in gene transcription
The discovery that toxic stressors can cause errors in gene transcription opens new avenues of research on diseases such as ...
Young people regarded COVID-19 as a threat to the older generation but not to themselves
Credit: NTU Singapore At the start of the pandemic, young Singaporeans regarded COVID-19 as a threat to the older generation ...
Researchers illuminate neurotransmitter transport using X-ray crystallography and molecular simulations
Credit: Depositphotos Scientists from the MIPT Research Center for Molecular Mechanisms of Aging and Age-Related Diseases have joined forces with ...