Through the progression of age, our bodies produce fewer cells and it means we are unable to control our aging epidermis as we once could. Skin stem cells that are required to produce plump fresh skin are reduced considerably and do not function nearly as well. A new finding that involves plant stem cell experimentation [...]
Continue reading...8. February 2010
A recent study has spotted genetic factors associated with Parkinson’s disease. The study was conducted by an international team of both human geneticists and doctors from Institute of Human Genetics of Helmholtz Zentrum Munchen and Technische Universitat Munchen; the Neurological Clinic of Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat Munich and the Mitochondrial Research Group of Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, [...]
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The Parkinson’s disease- what is it all about? The Parkinson’s disease has an effect on the way one moves. It takes places when certain nerve cells found in the brain do not function properly. In general, these nerve cells produce a vital chemical known as dopamine. This chemical sends signals to that part of the [...]
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A recent research published from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University has discovered that the so-called “longevity Gene” has the potential to reduce the effect of many neurological degenerative illnesses. There are medicines being developed to protect against Alzheimer’s disease based on the effect of the longevity gene. It was published in the [...]
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The Alzheimer’s disease refers to the most usual cause of mental decline or dementia. However, dementia has various other causes. Alzheimer’s disease has its most common source the mental decline of a person. It may also originate from dementia. The Alzheimer’s disease- What is it all about? The Alzheimer’s disease causes damages to the brain. [...]
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The risk of stroke and heart attach is higher for older women who suffer from migraines. Migraines pains are three to four times as frequent in women as in men. For around 12% of the people suffering from migraine headaches it can be characterized by severe pain and other symptoms like numbness, tingling, and auras. [...]
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You Have Good Strength In Your Legs Good lower body strength means you will have solid balance; you will be flexible and have stronger endurance. As your age advances, these will become key factors in making you less vulnerable to slip and falls and the injuries incurred. These could include broken hips [which are specifically nasty [...]
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Medical advancement has proved cell transformation more convenient than predicted. Fibroblasts, a type of skin cells can be converted into neurons with just some simple twists according to a recent report published. The transformation process did earlier rely on embryonic stem cells as differentiation of adult cells was thought too complex but not any longer. [...]
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It’s The Little Things That Will Add Years To Your Life. In the last one hundred years, human life expectancy has increased dramatically – by about thirty years – and it has been the largest gain in more than five thousand years for humans, in our history. In addition, centenarians are those elders who make it [...]
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Aging of stem-cells is reversible, as humans are heading towards a new dimension of stem cell therapy. It was shown by a research team at Howards Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), that an old mouse constantly exposed to blood from a younger mice enabled bone marrow stem cells to become young again. The determining factor [...]
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The meaning of the word immortal according to dictionary.com is [not mortal; not liable or subject to death; undying: our immortal souls]. Not liable or subject to death is a very staid way of saying you will live forever because you cannot die. The differences between not getting older and not dying are vast when [...]
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9. February 2010
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