Red Wine & Aging Update
Researchers have a new understanding of why a compound in red wine appears to retard aging in the same way as a very low-calorie diet. Writing in the journal, Cell, Harvard Medical School professor of...
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Researchers have a new understanding of why a compound in red wine appears to retard aging in the same way as a very low-calorie diet. An increase in the levels of genes called sirtuin genes protects...
View ArticleUndoing Depression
You can train dogs to bark or sit. But what about training mice to grow new brain cells? A Nobel Prize winning scientist has done that, and he says it could lead to new ways to treat depression in people.
View ArticleInsulin For Alzheimer’s Disease
Image courtesy: Marcelo Vieira, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro New research published today says that insulin, the hormone used to treat diabetes, might some day be useful for treating or...
View ArticleHeart Attack Test
Researchers say they have a test that can tell if you're having a heart attack in just minutes rather than the current test that takes hours. And as this ScienCentral News video explains, they...
View ArticleDiabetes Drug Linked To Alzheimer’s
Research published today is suggesting that a commonly prescribed drug to control blood sugar might increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease. But, as this ScienCentral News video explains, it also...
View ArticleNight Shift Health
Should working or playing odd hours come with a warning label? Maybe it should now that a new study is showing how living outside “normal” hours is hard on your body.
View ArticleMelanoma Detector
"Is that skin cancer?" Even experts can be confused by skin moles that might or might not be melanomas. But now diagnosing the aggressive skin cancer is about to become easier. As this ScienCentral...
View ArticleMuscular Dystrophy Drug
Researchers have discovered a potential drug for the most common kind of muscular dystrophy. As this ScienCentral News video explains, they're using a protein already found in the human body to combat...
View ArticleThin Brains and Depression
It's well known that depression in your family puts you at high risk of depression. Now researchers have found a structural difference in the brain that could explain why. Animation: 3-D brain scan,...
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