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Aging cells share features with cancer

Posted in Medicine on 3rd Dec, 2013
by Alex Muller

Chemical modifications of DNA look similar in aging and cancerous cells.

Depression 'makes us biologically older'

Posted in Science on 13th Nov, 2013
by Alex Muller

Depression can make us physically older by speeding up the ageing process in our cells, according to a study.

A Bio Patch that Can Regrow Bone

Posted in Medicine on 11th Nov, 2013
by Alex Muller

A bio patch to regenerate missing or damaged bone by putting DNA into a nano sized particle that delivers bone producing instructions directly into cells.

Findings may lead to new tissue cryopreservation methods for grafts and organ transplantations

Posted in Medicine on 7th Nov, 2013
by Alex Muller

New information could ultimately lead to approaches for preventing tissue injury during cryopreservation.

Spaces Microgravity Accelerates Biological Aging of Some Cells

Posted in Science on 3rd Nov, 2013
by Alex Muller

Scientists Say microgravity accelerates cardiovascular disease and the biological aging of endothelial cells, the cells that line the interior surface of blood vessels.