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Nov 10 2020

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90% accuracy in detecting melanoma: New non-invasive method

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A team of researchers proposed a non-invasive method for detection of melanoma. A patented computer-aided diagnostic system developed by scientists proved to be more than 90% accurate in detecting malignancy...

Nov 03 2020

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Malaria test as simple as a bandage

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A test for malaria looks like a bandage, but can diagnose the disease in minutes without the need for medical expertise or specialized equipment.

Nov 01 2020

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How allergens trigger itching: Finding points to new targets for allergy drug development

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A key step in the immune system’s response to allergens has been uncovered. Researchers have shown that a neuropeptide called Substance P is released by certain neurons in the skin...

Oct 30 2020

Medicine, Biotech, Research

Towards Restoration of Mitophagy to Reverse Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Alzheimer’s Disease

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Mitochondria are the power plants of the cell, a herd of bacteria-like organelles responsible for packaging energy store molecules used to power the chemistry of life. With age, mitochondria become...

Oct 30 2020

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Proteomic Analysis of Blood Samples Points to the Importance of Inflammation in Aging

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Chronic inflammation is a feature of aging, the constant inappropriate overactivation of the immune system. Many of the mechanisms that contribute to this unfortunate state are catalogued and understood to...

Oct 30 2020

Daily News

Health For All, For Longer

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The growing interest in treating aging as a medical condition, in the production of therapies that target the mechanisms of aging and can thus slow or reverse the progression of...

Oct 29 2020

Medicine, Biotech, Research

Another New Senolytic Prodrug is Demonstrated to Reverse Frailty and Cognitive Function in Old Mice

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Today’s open access paper reports on the use of a prodrug senolytic strategy to reverse aspects of aging in mice via the selective destruction of senescent cells. A prodrug is...

Oct 29 2020

Daily News

Towards a More Sensitive Blood Test for the Earlier Stages of Alzheimer’s Disease

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The onset of Alzheimer’s disease is preceded by years of slowly growing levels of amyloid-β aggregates in the brain. There is an equilibrium between amyloid-β in the brain and amyloid-β...

Oct 29 2020

Daily News

Resting Metabolic Rate in Aging and Age-Related Disease

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Resting metabolic rate declines with age, a situation that has evolved for perhaps much the same reasons as loss of stem cell function, in that it is one part of...

Oct 28 2020

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Langerhans cells are up to the job, they just need a chance

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Researchers found that Langerhans cells (LCs) play a crucial role in mucocutaneous acute guest-versus-host disease (aGVHD). Their experiments in mice showed that when the LCs of a recipient were depleted,...