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Theories of aging

Telomeres and diseases (5)

Given that telomeres limit the limit of proliferative capabilities of cells, the mechanisms of their elongation are a very promising tool for regenerative medicine.

25.05.2012
Theories of aging

Telomeres and diseases (4)

Simple but attractive arguments concerning the relationship between telomere length and aging should today be viewed with a certain degree of skepticism as contradictory, simplistic and potentially dangerous.

25.05.2012
Theories of aging

Telomeres and diseases (3)

There is a lot of evidence that telomere shortening is associated with the development of cancer and may be a causal factor in the development of a number of oncological diseases.

25.05.2012
Theories of aging

Telomeres and diseases (2)

The classic "telomere disease" is congenital dyskeratosis, a rare hereditary disease characterized by defective bone marrow function. Most adult telomeropathies are the result of mutations that are more likely to be risk factors.

25.05.2012
Theories of aging

Telomeres and diseases (1)

The review examines the mechanisms of the development of diseases associated with telomere defects, the potential role of telomere elongation in the treatment of diseases, as well as in preventing the start of the aging process or its reversal.

25.05.2012
Other life sciences

Another mechanism of neuronal death in Alzheimer's disease

Astrocytes, which provide neurons with nutrition and oxygen, become the unwitting culprits of their death, since high levels of amyloid peptides induce their apoptosis. Deprived of nutrition, neurons degenerate.

25.05.2012
Cellular technologies

Stem cells will relieve neuropathic pain

With the help of transplanting immature embryonic cells to laboratory mice, scientists managed to normalize the work of neurons that are responsible for suppressing chronic (neuropathic) pain.

25.05.2012
Exhibitions and conferences

Scientific cafe

The first meeting within the framework of the project "Scientific Cafe", on May 29, 2012, at 18.00, in a relaxed atmosphere in the restaurant "Royal Bar" (Moscow, Russia) will be devoted to the topic: "Medicine. Development of biomedicine".

24.05.2012
Your health

Stop gathering dust in the office…

After interviewing experts, "Newspaper.Ru" compiled a list of typical "office" diseases and learned how to resist them.

24.05.2012
New in Gerontology

A shaggy Siberian digger?

According to preliminary data, the common sleeper can become a Russian alternative to the famous naked digger: he lives much longer than rodents of the same size (how much is still unknown) and, it seems, does not age until death.

24.05.2012
Genetics

RNA is the protector of the genome

A previously unknown class of ribonucleic acids, RNA, which reacts to DNA damage, protects the integrity and stability of the genome in case of damage caused by external and internal factors.

24.05.2012
Other life sciences

Phase I clinical trials

The main stage in assessing the safety and effectiveness of potential medicines is phase I clinical trials, in which the drug is used for the first time by healthy volunteers or patients.

23.05.2012
Genetics

The Yeti hunting season has been announced

If a yeti scalp is stored in your shed and you are eager to verify its authenticity, the participants of the Oxford-Lausanne Collateral Hominid project are waiting for you – employees of Oxford University and the Zoological Museum of Lausanne.

23.05.2012