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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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SEP 13, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Some people remain healthy into their 80s and beyond, while others age faster and suffer serious diseases decades earlie ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 10, 2015Videos
Cheers! There's whisky aboard the International Space Station. Or at least there was, until recently. No, the astronauts ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 28, 2015Genetics & Genomics
High blood levels of two very closely related proteins can change the outcome of heart disease, according to a new study ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 26, 2015Neuroscience
Health researchers claim that there are now almost 47 million people living with dementia around the world, an increase ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 21, 2015Neuroscience
Getting older may have its benefits. One of them may be getting by with less sleep and feeling good about it. A new stud ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 20, 2015Cancer
Business intelligence provider GBI Research predicts that the global multiple myeloma treatment market value will expand ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 16, 2015Space & Astronomy
Space travel has always been about going higher, further, faster. That isn’t just a quote from superhero Captain M ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 13, 2015Videos
When French researchers released video of a gorilla going ape on his own reflection in a mirror, it went viral. But the ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 25, 2015Neuroscience
More than 5,000 scientists specializing in dementia met at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) J ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUL 24, 2015Neuroscience
An Alzheimer's disease diagnosis is always a sad story. It is that much more so for people in their 30s, just starting t ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUL 23, 2015Neuroscience
It's simple, it's noninvasive and it's accurate, but it's early too. Nonetheless, a saliva test that detects Alzheimer's ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUL 20, 2015Cancer
Supported by a five-year, $10 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, scientists at a new University of Pe ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUL 17, 2015Cancer
Could here be a direct connection between metabolism and cancer? Researchers in Texas and Austria seem to think there is ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUL 15, 2015Genetics & Genomics
The role of telomeres in the aging process has become a hot topic in biology, and recent study have linked telomeres - t ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUL 09, 2015Neuroscience
"Accelerated and persistent declines in memory and thinking ability" lasting as long as 6 years after a stroke "at a rat ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUL 08, 2015Neuroscience
Why do some of your friends -- who are the same age as you are -- look so much younger than you do? Why do some look so ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUN 29, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Dementia is a generic term used to describe a wide range of diseases related to brain malfunction that leads to memory l ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 11, 2015Neuroscience
It's not the amount of stress people have but how they handle it. Researchers at Penn State say that acting positively w ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUN 11, 2015Space & Astronomy
After a long service in space, three International Space Station astronauts have successfully returned home to Earth. Th ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 08, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Life expectancy in the US is at an all-time high, according to a 2014 report released by the Centers for Disease Control ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAY 19, 2015Neuroscience
Once neurons die or become damaged, they typically cannot be reproduced by the body. This is why aging is the greatest r ...Written By: Will HectorMAY 06, 2015Space & Astronomy
In space, the concept of distance can be hard to understand.
and 300 million years old."
The rate of ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 04, 2015Cancer
A distinct pattern in a blood test could predict cancer years before an actual diagnosis, according to a new study by No ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 26, 2015Neuroscience
Long-term exposure to the fine particles associated with air pollution can cause damage to brain structures and impair c ...Written By: Will Hector
SEP 13, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Some people remain healthy into their 80s and beyond, while others age faster and suffer serious diseases decades earlie
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 10, 2015
Videos
Cheers! There's whisky aboard the International Space Station. Or at least there was, until recently. No, the astronauts
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 28, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
High blood levels of two very closely related proteins can change the outcome of heart disease, according to a new study
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 26, 2015
Neuroscience
Health researchers claim that there are now almost 47 million people living with dementia around the world, an increase
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 21, 2015
Neuroscience
Getting older may have its benefits. One of them may be getting by with less sleep and feeling good about it. A new stud
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 20, 2015
Cancer
Business intelligence provider GBI Research predicts that the global multiple myeloma treatment market value will expand
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 16, 2015
Space & Astronomy
Space travel has always been about going higher, further, faster. That isn’t just a quote from superhero Captain M
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 13, 2015
Videos
When French researchers released video of a gorilla going ape on his own reflection in a mirror, it went viral. But the
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 25, 2015
Neuroscience
More than 5,000 scientists specializing in dementia met at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) J
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUL 24, 2015
Neuroscience
An Alzheimer's disease diagnosis is always a sad story. It is that much more so for people in their 30s, just starting t
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUL 23, 2015
Neuroscience
It's simple, it's noninvasive and it's accurate, but it's early too. Nonetheless, a saliva test that detects Alzheimer's
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUL 20, 2015
Cancer
Supported by a five-year, $10 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, scientists at a new University of Pe
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUL 17, 2015
Cancer
Could here be a direct connection between metabolism and cancer? Researchers in Texas and Austria seem to think there is
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUL 15, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
The role of telomeres in the aging process has become a hot topic in biology, and recent study have linked telomeres - t
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUL 09, 2015
Neuroscience
"Accelerated and persistent declines in memory and thinking ability" lasting as long as 6 years after a stroke "at a rat
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUL 08, 2015
Neuroscience
Why do some of your friends -- who are the same age as you are -- look so much younger than you do? Why do some look so
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUN 29, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
Dementia is a generic term used to describe a wide range of diseases related to brain malfunction that leads to memory l
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 11, 2015
Neuroscience
It's not the amount of stress people have but how they handle it. Researchers at Penn State say that acting positively w
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUN 11, 2015
Space & Astronomy
After a long service in space, three International Space Station astronauts have successfully returned home to Earth. Th
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 08, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Life expectancy in the US is at an all-time high, according to a 2014 report released by the Centers for Disease Control
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAY 19, 2015
Neuroscience
Once neurons die or become damaged, they typically cannot be reproduced by the body. This is why aging is the greatest r
...
Written By:
Will Hector
MAY 06, 2015
Space & Astronomy
In space, the concept of distance can be hard to understand.
and 300 million years old."
The rate of ...
and 300 million years old."
The rate of ...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 04, 2015
Cancer
A distinct pattern in a blood test could predict cancer years before an actual diagnosis, according to a new study by No
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 26, 2015
Neuroscience
Long-term exposure to the fine particles associated with air pollution can cause damage to brain structures and impair c
...
Written By:
Will Hector