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Aging
Aging: The process of becoming older, a process that is genetically determined and environmentally modulated. Research into aging: To sum up the state of research into aging is well beyond the confines of this space (and this writer's talents).
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JUN 08, 2016Neuroscience
It’s been known for a while that plaques of the protein amyloid beta are part of the pathology of Alzheimer’ ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 07, 2016Videos
This 82 year old man says that he stopped eating and drinking at the young age of 12. For the last 70 years he has not f ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 03, 2016Cardiology
Vascular Medicine, the official journal of the Society for Vascular Medicine, has dedicated its June 2016 issue to resea ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 03, 2016Videos
Bruises - we all get them, though some more than others. Active or clumsy people who fall or get hit come away with brui ...JUN 02, 2016Cardiology
A heart attack creates a state of inadequate blood supply to organs and tissues that damages heart function and forms sc ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 28, 2016Videos
Would you be able to survive 2.5 million years ago? At the time, Earth was in the Pleistocene epoch. This geological epo ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetMAY 27, 2016Infographics
As we grow and develop, very specific chemical reactions activate and deactivate parts of our genome at strategic times ...Written By: Jennifer EllisMAY 27, 2016Health & Medicine
Have you ever felt like one extremely stressful activity “took 5 years off your life”? Scientists are actual ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 25, 2016Neuroscience
We often hear that our overly busy, overly scheduled lives cause too much stress. Stress that is bad for our health, bad ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 24, 2016Cardiology
Getting older may offer blood vessels protection from oxidative stress, which is thought to play a critical role in seve ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAY 20, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Aging is a very complex degenerative process whereby the cellular homeostasis of an organism begins to break down in an ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 19, 2016Cardiology
As an embryonic stem cell pluripotency factor, Oct4 was previously thought to only be active in embryos, not in adults. ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 19, 2016Immunology
The body’s cells proliferate continuously, depicted as a series of phases called the cell cycle. In a recent colla ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 15, 2016Space & Astronomy
Last month, the Hubble Space Telescope celebrated its 26th anniversary of use in space. Hubble is certainly aging, but s ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 12, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
A new cream may really be the answer for men and women seeking ways to hide wrinkles and under-eye bags. No gimmicks her ...MAY 11, 2016Immunology
The brain’s immune system potentially could be harnessed to help clear amyloid plaques, which are a hallmark of Al ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAY 04, 2016Videos
While no creature can live forever, the jellyfish does have a certain ability to not only stop the aging process, but to ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 29, 2016Genetics & Genomics
New research with mice offers more evidence of a complex interaction between genes and the environment when it comes to ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 26, 2016Cardiology
Exposure to certain chemicals produced by the immune system causes bone marrow stem cells to differentiate into myeloid ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 26, 2016Neuroscience
While most people have used over the counter sleep aids or cold medications, some caution might be advisable for certain ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 23, 2016Videos
Silver, salt and pepper, distinguished hair - however you refer to it, grey/white hair is common and will inevitably hap ...APR 16, 2016Videos
Humans have been decorating their bodies with tattoos and piercings since at least the Neolithic era thousands of years ...APR 11, 2016Neuroscience
Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease that can devastate the muscles in the body. It’s pro ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 10, 2016Cancer
An online intervention that asks women to reflect on their motivations for indoor tanning may make them more likely to s ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)
JUN 08, 2016
Neuroscience
It’s been known for a while that plaques of the protein amyloid beta are part of the pathology of Alzheimer’
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 07, 2016
Videos
This 82 year old man says that he stopped eating and drinking at the young age of 12. For the last 70 years he has not f
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 03, 2016
Cardiology
Vascular Medicine, the official journal of the Society for Vascular Medicine, has dedicated its June 2016 issue to resea
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 03, 2016
Videos
Bruises - we all get them, though some more than others. Active or clumsy people who fall or get hit come away with brui
...
JUN 02, 2016
Cardiology
A heart attack creates a state of inadequate blood supply to organs and tissues that damages heart function and forms sc
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 28, 2016
Videos
Would you be able to survive 2.5 million years ago? At the time, Earth was in the Pleistocene epoch. This geological epo
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
MAY 27, 2016
Infographics
As we grow and develop, very specific chemical reactions activate and deactivate parts of our genome at strategic times
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
MAY 27, 2016
Health & Medicine
Have you ever felt like one extremely stressful activity “took 5 years off your life”? Scientists are actual
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 25, 2016
Neuroscience
We often hear that our overly busy, overly scheduled lives cause too much stress. Stress that is bad for our health, bad
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 24, 2016
Cardiology
Getting older may offer blood vessels protection from oxidative stress, which is thought to play a critical role in seve
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAY 20, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Aging is a very complex degenerative process whereby the cellular homeostasis of an organism begins to break down in an
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 19, 2016
Cardiology
As an embryonic stem cell pluripotency factor, Oct4 was previously thought to only be active in embryos, not in adults.
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 19, 2016
Immunology
The body’s cells proliferate continuously, depicted as a series of phases called the cell cycle. In a recent colla
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 15, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Last month, the Hubble Space Telescope celebrated its 26th anniversary of use in space. Hubble is certainly aging, but s
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 12, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
A new cream may really be the answer for men and women seeking ways to hide wrinkles and under-eye bags. No gimmicks her
...
MAY 11, 2016
Immunology
The brain’s immune system potentially could be harnessed to help clear amyloid plaques, which are a hallmark of Al
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAY 04, 2016
Videos
While no creature can live forever, the jellyfish does have a certain ability to not only stop the aging process, but to
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 29, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
New research with mice offers more evidence of a complex interaction between genes and the environment when it comes to
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 26, 2016
Cardiology
Exposure to certain chemicals produced by the immune system causes bone marrow stem cells to differentiate into myeloid
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 26, 2016
Neuroscience
While most people have used over the counter sleep aids or cold medications, some caution might be advisable for certain
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 23, 2016
Videos
Silver, salt and pepper, distinguished hair - however you refer to it, grey/white hair is common and will inevitably hap
...
APR 16, 2016
Videos
Humans have been decorating their bodies with tattoos and piercings since at least the Neolithic era thousands of years
...
APR 11, 2016
Neuroscience
Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease that can devastate the muscles in the body. It’s pro
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 10, 2016
Cancer
An online intervention that asks women to reflect on their motivations for indoor tanning may make them more likely to s
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)