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May 08 2020

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Towards an Amyloid-β Sequestering Nanoparticle to Block Protein Aggregation

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Researchers here report on development of a nanoparticle that sweeps up the amyloid-β associated with Alzheimer’s disease, preventing it from forming aggregates. When stuck to the nanoparticle, amyloid-β will not...

May 08 2020

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Improving Transplanted Stem Cell Function via Tethered Signal Molecules

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The field of biotechnology is churns with inventive technology demonstrations; this is an era of creativity, unleashed by a rapid advance in knowledge and capabilities. Here, researchers are presented with...

May 07 2020

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Rapamycin Slows Age-Related Periodontitis in Mice

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The mTOR inhibitor rapamycin slows the progression of aging in mice. The may largely be a result of upregulated autophagy, as is the case for many other means of slowing...

May 07 2020

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Towards Ionomic Aging Clocks

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The ionome is the elemental composition of a tissue, organ, or individual. This composition changes over the course of aging, and may do so in ways that allow the production...

May 06 2020

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Reducing Neuroinflammation Slows Onset of Neurodegeneration in Animal Models

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Alzheimer’s disease is strongly driven by chronic inflammation in brain tissue. Studies in which senescent, inflammatory microglia are removed from the brain strongly suggests this to be the case in...

May 06 2020

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Hydrogen Treatment Modestly Dampens Oxidative Stress in Nematodes

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Hydrogen can scavenge free radical molecules, and thus act as a form of antioxidant. Researchers here demonstrate that in action in nematode worms. Excessive levels of free radicals such as...

May 05 2020

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The Ordering of Cholesterol Accumulation and Inflammatory Response in Foam Cell Formation

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The development of atherosclerotic lesions involves the dysfunction of macrophage cells. They are normally responsible for removing lipids from lesions and handing it off to HDL particles to be returned...

May 05 2020

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An Example of a Small Molecule Approach to Telomere Lengthening

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Research groups are eyeing telomere lengthening as a way to improve stem cell function. Telomeres are the caps of repeated DNA sequences at the ends of chromosomes. A little of...

May 02 2020

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Mechanisms of Neurodegeneration Interact to Contribute to Multiple Conditions

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The common neurodegenerative conditions are characterized by the aggregation of a few types of misfolded or otherwise altered proteins, harmful to cell and tissue function. Each form of protein aggregate...

May 02 2020

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Hearing Loss Impairs Synaptic Plasticity and Memory Function in Mice

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The brain makes use of sensory information in order to form memories. Loss of hearing has an impact on the aging brain, as suggested by the correlation between onset of...