Salk Institute researchers have identified an enzyme crucial to the life-extension effects brought about by dietary restriction. This brings us closer to identifying the initiating signal for the cascade of effects organisms experience when subject to CR conditions. Once this ‘holy grail’ is discovered, we’ll be well on the path to creating a drug that [...]
According to this press release, applying a fluorouracil-containing cream to the skin results in the reduction of the signs of aging. It works essentially by causing superficial damage, which the body then reacts to, healing wrinkles and age spots in the process. The mechanism seems to be similar to that of laser resurfacing.
Topical application of [...]
Blocking a muscle growth-limiting hormone protects against obesity and atherosclerosis
Knockout of myostatin, a growth factor that limits muscle growth, can decrease body fat and promote resistance against developing atherosclerosis, or “hardening” of the arteries, according to a new study conducted in mice. The results will be presented Thursday at The Endocrine Society’s 91st Annual Meeting [...]
Wistar Institute team finds key target of aging regulator
Researchers at The Wistar Institute have defined a key target of an evolutionarily conserved protein that regulates the process of aging. The study, published June 11 in Nature, provides fundamental knowledge about key mechanisms of aging that could point toward new anti-aging strategies and cancer therapies.
Scientists have [...]
Like him or loathe him, he does get one excited about the future…
Personally, I’m just looking forward to the day all service personnel are replaced by ultra friendly, knowledgeable, and attractive robots.
TED talks: Ray Kurzweil on the coming singularity
The endless string of good news about Vitamin D never ceases:
Vitamin D found in fish boosts brain power
Eating fish – long considered ‘brain food’ – may really be good for the old grey matter, as is a healthy dose of sunshine, new research suggests.
University of Manchester scientists in collaboration with colleagues from other European centres [...]
Something that I can definitely attest to is the phenomenon that once you endure the learning of one foreign language, the acquisition of other foreign languages becomes easier. I always felt the case was that one ‘learnt how to learn a language’. Now it’s been proven in a scientific study.
I strongly recommend language learning as [...]
Researchers have debunked one of the most insidious myths about this much-maligned but highly beneficial drug in an article from Dermatology Times:
Isotretinoin and suicide: Epidemiological study shows no association
London, Ontario, Canada — Suicidal behavior among patients taking isotretinoin represents an uncommon, idiosyncratic phenomenon, according to the author of a recent study of nationally representative patient [...]
Eating fatty fish once a week reduces men’s risk of heart failure
Omega-3 fatty acids in fish oils are also beneficial
BOSTON – Eating salmon or other fatty fish just once a week helped reduce men’s risk of heart failure, adding to growing evidence that omega-3 fatty acids are of benefit to cardiac health. Led by researchers [...]
Think memory worsens with age? Then yours probably will…
Thinking your memory will get worse as you get older may actually be a self-fulfilling prophecy. Researchers at North Carolina State University have found that senior citizens who think older people should perform poorly on tests of memory actually score much worse than seniors who do not [...]