Month: June 2020

Jun 11 2020

Daily News

Targeted Interference in the Complement System Improves Recovery from Stroke

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The complement system is a part of the innate immune system, and aids in the coordination of the immune response. It promotes inflammation, and in certain circumstances, such as the...

Jun 11 2020

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Rat Livers Decellularized, then Recellularized with Human Cells and Transplanted

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A decellularized organ is one that has had the cells stripped out, such as via detergent solutions, leaving behind the extracellular matrix. Decellularization is a way to obtain a fully...

Jun 10 2020

Medicine, Biotech, Research

Stem Cell Derived Exosomes as a Basis for Treating Skin Aging

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Exosomes are a popular topic in the regenerative medicine field these days. Exosomes are a class of extracellular vesicle, membrane-bound packages of molecules that cells use as a means of...

Jun 10 2020

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Reactive Astrocytes Kill Neurons in Neurodegenerative Conditions

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Researchers here report on their investigations of human astrocytes, a class of supporting cells in the brain that are responsible for maintaining the correct function of neurons. Age-related neurodegenerative conditions...

Jun 10 2020

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Spiroligomers as a Potential Basis for Therapies to Break Harmful Cross-Links

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This popular science article takes a brief look at work on spiroligomers, a solution for some of the hard problems in the design of custom molecules. This might be applied...

Jun 09 2020

2020, Acne, Acne & Acne Scars, Anti-Aging, Dry Skin, hyaluronic acid

The best way to use hyaluronic acid skincare products.

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Jun 09 2020

Medicine, Biotech, Research

More Evidence for Dilution of Harmful Factors in Aged Blood to be the Primary Mechanism of Parabiosis Benefits

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Heterochronic parabiosis is the name given to the linking of circulatory systems between old and young mice. The old mouse benefits, showing signs of rejuvenation of function, while the young...

Jun 09 2020

Daily News

An Aging Clock Based on the Transcriptome Rather than Epigenome

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Researchers here use the transcription levels of hundreds of proteins taken from published nematode study data sets to produce an accurate aging clock, akin to the epigenetic clocks that were...

Jun 09 2020

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Transplantion of Glial Progenitor Cells Regenerates Myelin in a Mouse Model of Multiple Sclerosis

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Disabling conditions result when the myelin sheathing of nerves is sufficiently degraded, such as via a malfunctioning immune system attacking the body’s own tissues, as is the case for multiple...

Jun 08 2020

Newsletters

Fight Aging! Newsletter, June 8th 2020

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Fight Aging! publishes news and commentary relevant to the goal of ending all age-related disease, to be achieved by bringing the mechanisms of aging under the control of modern medicine....