Shoots but no droop in longer-lasting plants
Limp lettuce and wilting roses could be a thing of the past, following the identification of a key plant gene by University scientists. The discovery could also improve food shelf life, and help speed up reforestation programmes. Plant scientists Professor Meyer and Dr Elena Zubko have identified the plant gene which produces a specific type of... view more... (2002-04-25)
Higher stress leads to longer life
Eating less may make you healthier: even more reason to start that diet tomorrow. Scientists at the Plymouth Marine Laboratory have found that eating less helps marine animals cope with pollution and other stressful situations, and may even let them live longer. Professor Michael Moore found that triggering a cellular process known as autophagy in... view more... (2004-03-26)
New research suggests that recognising early impairments may make Alzheimer's a treatable disease
Alzheimer's Disease need no longer be a death sentence but will become more treatable, if detected in its early stages. Evidence on brain scans, in conjunction with performance on psychological test showing mild cognitive impairments (MCI) like slight memory loss, pinpoints more people at risk of developing Alzheimer's Disease. A study at SCP will... view more... (1999-03-16)
Inflammatory response to infection and injury may worsen dementia
Inflammation in the brain resulting from infection or injury may accelerate the progress of dementia, research funded by the Wellcome Trust suggests. view more (2008-09-17)
Eating fish cuts risk of dementia
Elderly people who eat fish or seafood at least once a week are at lower risk of developing dementia, including Alzheimer's disease, finds a study in this week's BMJ. Using data from a large ageing study, a team of French researchers set out to test whether there was a relation between consumption of fish (rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids) or... view more... (2002-10-22)
Who Killed MG Rover?
The Phoenix consortium was not to blame for the collapse of Rover. The fault-lines that finally led Rover into administration actually go back as far as the early 1960s, says a new report published today (26 April 2005) by the Cambridge-MIT Institute Centre for Competitiveness and Innovation at Cambridge University. In the report 'Who Killed MG... view more... (2005-04-27)
Face processing slows with age
Identifying a face can be difficult when that face is shown for only a fraction of a second. However, young adults have a marked advantage over elderly people in these conditions. view more (2009-09-09)
Memory uses separate information pathways
The researchers studied two signals from different sensory parts of the brain, one of which arrived at the perirhinal and the other at the postrhinal cerebral cortex. These parts of the brain are located close to the sulcus and receive information from areas of the brain which process different types of sensory information. The information enters... view more... (1999-11-09)
Sewer sensors examine the parts the inspectors cannot reach
A remote control sensing device is being developed to detect defects in sewer walls. Using both ultrasound and laser light, digital information on the condition of the sewer walls is fed back to a computer which can be programmed to spot problems. The research is being carried out by a team in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at King's... view more... (2002-10-10)
Stress Lessons From Yeast
The humble yeast can teach us vital lessons in coping with stress, according to researchers from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. Speaking tomorrow, Thursday 11 September 2003, at the Society for General Microbiology's meeting at UMIST in Manchester, Dr Jan Quinn will explain how she and colleagues have tracked stress responses in yeast to... view more... (2003-08-27)
Researchers within sight of a breakthrough on blindness
The discovery by a Leeds University scientist of a new blindness gene could help to save the sight of thousands of sufferers of retinal disease which affects premature babies as well as people over 60. view more (2004-11-03)
New hereditary gene linked to Parkinson's disease
UCL scientists have discovered a new gene implicated in the early development of Parkinson's disease. In a study of families with early onset disease, Professor Nick Wood and colleagues at UCL's Institute of Neurology identified a novel gene which produces a malfunctioning protein that could pave the way for new treatments for Parkinson sufferers.... view more... (2004-04-15)
Seeing what we are thinking
At last we can see ourselves thinking, using the technique known as functional brain imaging (fMRI), and some of the exciting developments in this field were described in a series of papers presented today, Thursday 29 March, at The British Psychological Society's Centenary Annual Conference, held at the SECC, Glasgow. Dr Adrian Owen, of the... view more... (2001-03-26)
Downsizing Of Personnel And Reorganization Induce Physiological Changes.
Downsizing of personnel and the ensuing reorganization are getting more and more in Europe. But they may affect your health. This is the message which comes from a study of the Institute of Psychosocial Factors of Health of Stockholm. The objective of this study was to assess potential physiological changes associated with... view more... (2002-03-19)
Chromosome Assessment Could Predict Increased Risk Of Death From Age-related Disease (p 393)
US authors of a research letter in this week's issue of THE LANCET highlight how the measurement of the ends of chromosomes in older people could give an indication of their relative risks of dying from age-related diseases. The ends of chromosomes (telomeres) shorten with age, and this shortening may contribute to the increased risk of disease... view more... (2003-01-29)
June Issue
Lasform - building aircraft parts from powder A new process for producing high-tech titanium components for the aerospace industry, using laser forming technology and powdered titanium, could help to reduce production costs for prototype parts. p.328 view more (1999-06-01)
Levels of certain body chemicals may make us look older than we are
Levels of certain body chemicals seem to be associated with making us look older than we actually are, suggests research in the Postgraduate Medical Journal. But the type of chemicals differ in men and women, the study shows. The researchers focused on 447 London civil servants, of whom 129 were women. Chronological age ranged from 38 to 57. The... view more... (2001-08-29)
Nearly 5 million deaths worldwide caused by smoking (p 847)
Issue 13 September 2003 Embargoed 0001 h (London time) 12 September 2003. The latest epidemiological assessment for the global effect of smoking on deaths worldwide is detailed in this week's issue of THE LANCET. Smoking-related deaths for the year 2000 were as high in developing countries than in industrialised areas of the world, with 84% of... view more... (2003-09-10)
Exercise boosts sex hormone in older men
Older men who take regular and intensive exercise produce more growth hormone and testosterone, the male sex hormone, than those who lead an inactive life, according to researchers at the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Men aged 55-65 who ran more than 40 miles a week were found to have higher levels of both hormones in their bodies compared to... view more... (2000-05-30)
Launch of a National Research Network to look at the needs of older and disabled people
PRESS INVITATION Getting older and staying active longer A Network is launched on November 13th 2001 that will stimulate new research into the needs of older people and others that need additional support to lead a full and active life. It will bring together experts and organisations from across the country involved in issues surrounding ageing.... view more... (2001-11-05)
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