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Why do animals have to die?
... simple answer to why we die is because of the process of ageing. But if you ask why do we age, the simple answer is we ... which eventually claims our lives. What we do know about ageing and longevity is that the process is heavily ...
Red light restores vision in aged eyes
... as we get older, our vision to deteriorate. And with an ageing population, this will become more and more of a ... into your eyes could help reduce or even reverse this ageing process. It turns out that the red wavelength helps to ...
Can young blood block heart failure?
... in human blood but we don't know its relationship to human ageing, or to the diseases of human ageing," explains Lee. "The next step will be developing the ... be causing or at least correlating with human diseases of ageing." And because GDF 11 has also been found to have ...
What is hair?
... good question. And it brings in the whole question of hair ageing. Now, we're obsessed with ageing generally. And it's often very difficult to convince ... in their 70s than it did in the 30s is an example of an ageing follicle, where you'd expect things to slow down to a ...
Cause of brain ageing discovered
... hope for a fresh approach to the development of anti-ageing techniques. Whereas previous investigations have ... a significant development in the ongoing quest to conquer ageing. What makes brains age, and a way to slow the ... has been uncovered by US scientists... Cause of brain ageing discovered ...
Social weight Loss, Youthful plants and Moon Landings
... can live for up to 300 years without showing any signs of ageing. Johan Ehrlén from Stockholm University and ... , to get further insight into the role and importance of ageing. "We could find no evidence of decreased performance ... to lose weight, polymers for probiotics, the never-ageing plant and picturing Moon landings... Social weight ...
Does young blood work?
... in America selling young blood plasma, as part of an ageing trial, for 8000 dollars. Georgia Mills asked Michael ... Not treating any particular disease but just as an anti-ageing treatment or something like that. I'm not 100% sure ...
What is death?
... want to live forever. Although fear of the effects of ageing seems to be what's putting most people off. But the ... people throughout their life, defeat the maladies of ageing, and maybe one day, live forever? And more ...
Does stress affect elephant fertility?
... births enabled the scientists to study the influence of ageing and stress on the animals' fertility. According to ... The factors that contribute to differences in reproductive ageing in long-lived species are becoming more and more ...
Why the immune system holds the key to cancer treatment
... high, isn't it? Charlie - It's high and it is a disease of ageing for the most part. Chris - Why does it happen, though? ... of normal tissue architecture that can occur with ageing. Chris - So it's a range of things that have got to go ...
Will Westminster continue to support Vivaldi?
We have an ageing population, meaning more of us will likely require ... we learn from that? And we also need much more work on the ageing population of people with learning disabilities and ...
Inside Alzheimers
... and lost? Is Alzheimer's just an extreme version of normal ageing? And to what extent does genetics play a role? Can we ... and lost? Is Alzheimer's just an extreme version of normal ageing? And to what extent does genetics play a role? Inside ...
Freezing Time and The Expanding Universe
Could you stop yourself ageing by travelling at the speed of light? Why aren't we ... weight (but not mass) in space. Could you stop yourself ageing by travelling at the speed of light? Why aren't we ...
Cheer up, sleepy genes
A gene called SIRT1, known to be involved in ageing and metabolism, also plays an important role in ... clock going. A gene called SIRT1, known to be involved in ageing and metabolism, also plays an important role in ...
Are my feet ageing faster than my face?
... known as spooky action at a distance? Are my feet ageing faster than my head? When a person dies, does their ... spacetime and how does entanglement work? Are my feet ageing faster than my face? ...
A new DNA-based memory chip
... cell divisions to study cell processes like development, ageing and the changes that occur in cancer. DNA is ... cell divisions to study cell processes like development, ageing and the changes that occur in cancer. A new DNA-based ...
Does alcohol burn off in cooking, and is curiosity genetic?
... in front of their own life and freedom, what causes ageing and can gene editing be used to reverse it, and is ... Chris believe in God, and is there a secret to reversing ageing... Does alcohol burn off in cooking, and is curiosity ...
Ageing, Ancient Water and Fruit Ripometers.
... and interview guests Prof. Steve Jackson on "what ageing does to your DNA" and Prof. Russell Foster discusses "the body clock" Ageing, Ancient Water and Fruit Ripometers. ...
Why are Cacti so Spiky?
... to leave the Earth. Plus, we test Dave's knowledge of anti-ageing cosmetics! On Ask the Naked Scientists this week, we ... to leave the Earth. Plus, we test Dave's knowledge of anti-ageing cosmetics! Why are Cacti so Spiky? ...
Underwater Archaeology and Underwater Welding
... of science" beneath the waves as well as hearing how the ageing Voyager space probes have discovered the births of new ... science" beneath the waves as well as hearing how the ageing Voyager space probes have discovered the births of new ...
Mitochondrial DNA linked to Personality type
... Luigi Ferrucci, who directs the US National Institute of Ageing, has made a surprising discovery: a connection between ... animal models. Luigi Ferrucci, US National Institute of Ageing A connection has emerged between human personality ...
From PC to Plane - Making New Metals
... from the time of the dinosaurs, a shot-in the arm for ageing satellites and a brain-interface device to permit ... from the time of the dinosaurs, a shot-in the arm for ageing satellites and a brain-interface device to permit ...
Growing muscles in space for microgravity research
... we gradually lose muscle mass and strength because of an ageing condition called sarcopenia. Here on Earth it tends to ... on chips' technique is a way to probe the science of ageing, and not a tasty meal... Growing muscles in space for ...
How did speech evolve?
... fish food for aquaponic systems, do growth factors in anti-ageing creams really work, what treatments are there for ... of sleeping sickness. How did speech evolve and do anti-ageing creams really work? How did speech evolve? ...
Why do our brains age?
... betaÃ?,2-Ã?,microglobulin. Why it has this proÃ?,-ageing effect, we don't know; but, encouragingly, removing it ... find out more.... A substance that directly causes brain ageing has been uncovered for the first time... Why do our ...