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Study shows new chemical compound demonstrates potential in nerve regeneration
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Study shows new chemical compound demonstrates potential in nerve regeneration

by University College London Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Research led by UCL, in partnership with the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (MRC LMB) and AstraZeneca, has identified a new compound that can stimulate nerve regeneration after injury, as well as protect cardiac tissue from the sort of damage seen following a heart attack. The study, published in Nature,...

Chemical compound promotes healthy aging
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Chemical compound promotes healthy aging

by Pennington Biomedical Research Center  Mitochondrial uncoupling makes mitochondria, the power plants of the cell, less efficient. As a result, the mitochondria burn more energy. Elderly mice given BAM15 lost fat, gained muscle and strength, and increased physical activity. Credit: Pennington Biomedical Research Center A recently discovered chemical compound helped elderly mice with obesity lose fat...