News tagged with brain aging

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

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

New iPhone app keeps eyesight from deteriorating

Deteriorating eyesight, which leads to the use of reading glasses, is a natural part of the aging process. But a new iPhone application developed by researchers at Tel Aviv University could keep your vision ...

Technology / Software

created Nov 01, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Molecular researchers discover novel gene linked to aging hearts

Researchers at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) have identified a novel gene in the nucleus of muscle and brain cells that affects heart development and the aging process. Their investigation brings the promise ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created May 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists trace violent death of Iron Age man

(PhysOrg.com) -- An Iron Age man whose skull and brain was unearthed during excavations at the University of York was the victim of a gruesome ritual killing, according to new research.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Mar 29, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (9) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Human umbilical cord blood cells found to enhance survival and maturation of key brain cells

Laboratory culture (in vitro) studies examining the activity of human umbilical cord blood cells (HUCB) on experimental models of central nervous system aging, injury and disease, have shown that HUCBs provide a 'trophic ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Dec 14, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Partial reversal of aging achieved in mice

(PhysOrg.com) -- Harvard scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute say they have for the first time partially reversed age-related degeneration in mice, resulting in new growth of the brain and testes, improved ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Nov 29, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (45) | comments 48 | with audio podcast

Brain bleeding is common with aging, study finds

A small amount of bleeding in the brain seems to be common among older individuals, according to a UC Irvine study.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Nov 08, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Aging process revealed by lactate in the brain

Swedish researchers at Karolinska Institutet have shown that they may be able to monitor the aging process in the brain, by using MRI technique to measure the brain lactic acid levels. Their findings suggest that the lactate ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Nov 02, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (13) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Eating berries may activate the brain's natural housekeeper for healthy aging

Scientists today reported the first evidence that eating blueberries, strawberries, and acai berries may help the aging brain stay healthy in a crucial but previously unrecognized way. Their study, presented ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 23, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (19) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Natural substance NT-020 aids aging brains in rats, study finds

A combination of nutrients called NT-020 promoted adult neural stem cell proliferation in aged rats and boosted their memory performance, reported University of South Florida researchers studying natural therapeutic approaches ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jul 20, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

'Runaway' development implicated in loss of function of the aging brain

The brain undergoes rapid growth and development in the early years of life and then degenerates as we progress into old age, yet little is known about the biological processes that distinguish brain development and aging. ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Jul 19, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Work-life balance: Brain stem cells need their rest, too

Stem cells in the brain remain dormant until called upon to divide and make more neurons. However, little has been known about the molecular guards that keep them quiet. Now scientists from the Salk Institute ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jul 01, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Taking the final step from the bench to the hospital or clinic bedside

A new Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University Center for Aging Research (IUCAR) study provides effective strategies to help hospital systems, physicians and other care providers to overcome end zone hurdles and actually ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created May 18, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Personality may influence brain shrinkage in aging

(PhysOrg.com) -- Psychologists at Washington University in St. Louis have found an intriguing possibility that personality and brain aging during the golden years may be linked.

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Mar 30, 2010 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (14) | comments 1 | with audio podcast