News tagged with ageing process

Ancient sea reptile with gammy jaw suggests dinosaurs got arthritis too

Imagine having arthritis in your jaw bones... if they're over two meters long! A new study by scientists at the University of Bristol has found signs of a degenerative condition similar to human arthritis ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created May 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Immortal worms defy aging

Researchers from The University of Nottingham have demonstrated how a species of flatworm overcomes the ageing process to be potentially immortal.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Feb 27, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (38) | comments 22 | with audio podcast

Scientists find a key to maintaining our DNA

DNA contains all of the genetic instructions that make us who we are, and maintaining the integrity of our DNA over the course of a lifetime is a critical, yet complex part of the aging process. In an important, albeit early ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Mar 18, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (12) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

'Stress' protein could halt aging process, say scientists

HSP10 (Heat Shock Protein), helps monitor and organise protein interactions in the body, and responds to environmental stresses, such as exercise and infection, by increasing its production inside cells. Researchers at Liverpool, ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created May 24, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (19) | comments 7 | with audio podcast

Scientists solve ageing puzzle (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- A discovery by Newcastle University experts could provide the next step in fighting age related diseases, such as diabetes and heart disease.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Feb 16, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (19) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Permafrost bacteria may slow down ageing: scientists

A hardy type of bacteria recently discovered in the permafrost of Siberia could help slow down the ageing process, Russian scientists claimed on Tuesday.

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jan 17, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 4

Scientists ferret out a key pathway for aging

For decades, scientists have been searching for the fundamental biological secrets of how eating less extends lifespan.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Nov 18, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (20) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

Discovery of extremely long-lived proteins may provide insight into cell aging

One of the big mysteries in biology is why cells age. Now scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies report that they have discovered a weakness in a component of brain cells that may explain ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Feb 03, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (13) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Evolution in action: Genetic study may answer why we have plenty of fish in the sea

(PhysOrg.com) -- Three-spine sticklebacks aren't as pretty as many aquarium fish, and anglers don't fantasize about hooking one. But biologists treasure these small fish for what they are revealing about the ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Apr 04, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Recycling fat might help worms live longer

Aging is generally accepted as a universal fact of life, but how do humans and other organisms age at the molecular level? At Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (Sanford-Burnham), a team led by Malene ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Sep 06, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Aging, interrupted (w/ Video)

The current pace of population aging is without parallel in human history but surprisingly little is known about the human aging process, because lifespans of eight decades or more make it difficult to study. ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Feb 23, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (11) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Researchers discover way to reverse immune system aging

Researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have discovered a way to reverse the aging process by removing old B lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell in the vertebrate immune system) from ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jan 27, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (15) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

How old yeast cells send off their daughter cells without the baggage of old age

The accumulation of damaged protein is a hallmark of aging that not even the humble baker's yeast can escape. Yet, aged yeast cells spawn off youthful daughter cells without any of the telltale protein clumps. ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 23, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Phosphorous in sodas and processed foods accelerates signs of aging, scientists say

Here's another reason to kick the soda habit. New research published online in the FASEB Journal shows that high levels of phosphates may add more "pop" to sodas and processed foods than once thought. That's because resear ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Apr 26, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (11) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Probing the secrets of sharp memory in old age

A study of the brains of people who stayed mentally sharp into their 80s and beyond challenges the notion that brain changes linked to mental decline and Alzheimer's disease are a normal, inevitable part of ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 23, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (10) | comments 0 | with audio podcast