by University of California, Irvine New study, led by UCI School of Medicine’s Kei Igarashi, PhD, found that remapping of place cells, a brain circuit function to discriminate distinct environments, was disrupted in Alzheimer’s disease mice. Credit: UCI School of Medicine July 21, 2020—Patients with Alzheimer’s disease frequently suffer from spatial memory loss, such as...
By NATALIE RAHHAL ACTING US HEALTH EDITOR University of California, San Diego, researchers found a cellular ‘master circuit’ that determines which of two ways yeast cells age in yeast By tweaking how proteins involved in the circuit interact, the scientists were able to create an entirely new pathway of aging for yeast cells Cells lived...
By DAILY MAIL REPORTER A meat-based diet is better for muscle health compared to plant-based proteins The King’s College London study also recommends eating both types of diet Vegans in the UK are therefore more likely to feel effects of ageing bodies Plant-based proteins will not boost muscle health as much as eating meat as...
Aging sucks. Your entire body starts deteriorating and it’s sad. There is nothing good about aging. But probably the worst part is the decline of cognitive abilities. Losing the sharpness of your mind is truly heartbreaking, but millions and millions of people are facing the inevitability of dementia. However, scientists from UCL have found that...
This article by Dr. Vivekanandan Palaninathan et al. is published in Current Pharmaceutical Design, 2020 BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBLISHERS Direct reprogramming or Transdifferentiation is a way of inducing changes in the cell type from one lineage into another lineage, bypassing pluripotency. This approach is an innovative choice to replace the lost cardiomyocytes after an end-stage myocardial...
Genetics play a significant role in how affectionate women are, but the same can’t be said for men, according to a new study of twins. Researchers examined differences in the level of affection people express in an effort to determine how much affectionate behavior is influenced by genetics versus a person’s environment. MEN’S VARIATION IN...
by Baylor College of Medicine The epigenome is sometimes referred to as the “software” or “operating system” of the genome. It comprises small chemical modifications to DNA and the proteins that make up our chromosomes, and controls the activity of all the genes within the genome. During early life, as our organs develop, the epigenome...
Cyclic peptide molecules of the fungal origin called cyclosporins were discovered in 1970’s, and cyclosporin A soon became an important drug due to its immunosuppressive activity. The details of the biochemical reactions involving cyclosporin were elucidated by the beginning of 1990s, but still some aspects of the behavior of this molecule raise questions. Investigation started...
by University of Copenhagen Prolonged exposure of the head to strong sunlight significantly impairs cognitively dominated functions and coordination of complex motor tasks, according to a new study from the Heat-Shield project coordinated by researchers from Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports at University of Copenhagen. This may have important implications for work safety and...
by German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases Our sense of direction tends to decline with age. In the scientific journal Nature Communications, researchers from the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) and experts from the U.S. report on new insights into the causes of this phenomenon. According to their findings, the main source of errors in...
