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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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APR 22, 2015Technology
To be able to sing or speak, about 100 different muscles in our chest, neck, jaw, tongue, and lips must work together to ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 22, 2015Cancer
A new research study has shown that pancreatic cancer cells can be coaxed to revert back toward normal cells by introduc ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 15, 2015Neuroscience
The brain gets bigger with physical exercise, according to two recent studies.
If borne out in later work, th ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 15, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Maintaining the stability and the correct sequence of our genetic information is vital to the accurate transmission of o ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 15, 2015Neuroscience
SENIOR VOLUNTEERS WARD OFF BRAIN ‘SHRINKAGE'
The memory center in the brains of seniors who volunteered in pu ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 14, 2015Neuroscience
Rutgers will take the lead in a three-year study that will investigate the effectiveness of federal and state initiative ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 10, 2015Neuroscience
As we age, the physical make up of our brains changes. This includes changes in neural processing in grey matter, but al ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 06, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Tissue stem cells, which continuously renew our tissues, can divide asymmetrically to produce two types of daughter cell ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 04, 2015Plants & Animals
When fat-tailed dwarf lemurs hit the hibernate button, they increase their overall longevity.
So suggests a n ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 01, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Lung diseases like emphysema and pulmonary fibrosis are common among people with malfunctioning telomeres, the "caps" or ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 31, 2015Neuroscience
Even before Ronald Reagan became the oldest elected president, his mental state was a political issue. His adversaries o ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 27, 2015Neuroscience
The search for a fountain of youth has bedeviled kings and alchemists for centuries. Around 80 years ago, Cornell Univer ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 27, 2015Health & Medicine
When Scott J. Kelly goes up to the International Space Station - he and two Russian astronauts are scheduled to launch o ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 26, 2015Neuroscience
By examining more than 3,600 postmortem brains, researchers at Mayo Clinic's campuses in Jacksonville, Florida, and Roch ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 25, 2015Space & Astronomy
It's official, Mars rover Opportunity has completed a marathon on Mars!
Although there was no cheering crowd ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 24, 2015Cardiology
Having a certain mindset-namely, a heartfelt purpose in life-can help insulate us as we age against the ravages of brain ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 23, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Google-supported biotech firm Calico is collaborating with Harvard and MIT's Broad Institute on a new initiative centere ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 19, 2015Neuroscience
A recent article by Benedict Carey in The New York Times explores research into the nature of the aging brain. Tur ...Written By: Robert WoodardMAR 17, 2015Earth & The Environment
German archaeologists announced this week they have discovered what could be the world's oldest pretzel.
Unea ...Written By: Robert WoodardMAR 16, 2015Health & Medicine
A recent article in The Independent points to a new study that concludes that science is drowning in studies.
Written By: Robert WoodardMAR 12, 2015Cardiology
Older people in bad marriages, particularly women, have a higher risk of heart disease, report researchers.
T ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 12, 2015Space & Astronomy
It's a blast from the space-age past: A poster from 1965, featuring a space explorer traversing a distant world, was une ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 10, 2015Chemistry & Physics
The process of wrinkle formation is familiar to anyone who has ever sat in a bathtub a little too long. But exactly why ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 09, 2015Neuroscience
Conventional wisdom suggests that part of the reason it can be difficult to make decisions is because of the number of c ...Written By: Jennifer EllisAPR 22, 2015Technology
To be able to sing or speak, about 100 different muscles in our chest, neck, jaw, tongue, and lips must work together to ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 22, 2015Cancer
A new research study has shown that pancreatic cancer cells can be coaxed to revert back toward normal cells by introduc ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 15, 2015Neuroscience
The brain gets bigger with physical exercise, according to two recent studies.
If borne out in later work, th ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 15, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Maintaining the stability and the correct sequence of our genetic information is vital to the accurate transmission of o ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 15, 2015Neuroscience
SENIOR VOLUNTEERS WARD OFF BRAIN ‘SHRINKAGE'
The memory center in the brains of seniors who volunteered in pu ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 14, 2015Neuroscience
Rutgers will take the lead in a three-year study that will investigate the effectiveness of federal and state initiative ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 10, 2015Neuroscience
As we age, the physical make up of our brains changes. This includes changes in neural processing in grey matter, but al ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 06, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Tissue stem cells, which continuously renew our tissues, can divide asymmetrically to produce two types of daughter cell ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 04, 2015Plants & Animals
When fat-tailed dwarf lemurs hit the hibernate button, they increase their overall longevity.
So suggests a n ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 01, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Lung diseases like emphysema and pulmonary fibrosis are common among people with malfunctioning telomeres, the "caps" or ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 31, 2015Neuroscience
Even before Ronald Reagan became the oldest elected president, his mental state was a political issue. His adversaries o ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 27, 2015Neuroscience
The search for a fountain of youth has bedeviled kings and alchemists for centuries. Around 80 years ago, Cornell Univer ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 27, 2015Health & Medicine
When Scott J. Kelly goes up to the International Space Station - he and two Russian astronauts are scheduled to launch o ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 26, 2015Neuroscience
By examining more than 3,600 postmortem brains, researchers at Mayo Clinic's campuses in Jacksonville, Florida, and Roch ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 25, 2015Space & Astronomy
It's official, Mars rover Opportunity has completed a marathon on Mars!
Although there was no cheering crowd ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 24, 2015Cardiology
Having a certain mindset-namely, a heartfelt purpose in life-can help insulate us as we age against the ravages of brain ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 23, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Google-supported biotech firm Calico is collaborating with Harvard and MIT's Broad Institute on a new initiative centere ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 19, 2015Neuroscience
A recent article by Benedict Carey in The New York Times explores research into the nature of the aging brain. Tur ...Written By: Robert WoodardMAR 17, 2015Earth & The Environment
German archaeologists announced this week they have discovered what could be the world's oldest pretzel.
Unea ...Written By: Robert WoodardMAR 16, 2015Health & Medicine
A recent article in The Independent points to a new study that concludes that science is drowning in studies.
Written By: Robert WoodardMAR 12, 2015Cardiology
Older people in bad marriages, particularly women, have a higher risk of heart disease, report researchers.
T ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 12, 2015Space & Astronomy
It's a blast from the space-age past: A poster from 1965, featuring a space explorer traversing a distant world, was une ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 10, 2015Chemistry & Physics
The process of wrinkle formation is familiar to anyone who has ever sat in a bathtub a little too long. But exactly why ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 09, 2015Neuroscience
Conventional wisdom suggests that part of the reason it can be difficult to make decisions is because of the number of c ...Written By: Jennifer Ellis
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