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I am taking a break from new blog postings for a few days and focusing on an update of my Anti-Aging Firewalls treatise, particularly on a comprehensive re-formulation of the 14th theory of aging.  Where the theory was Decline in … Continue reading →

In my May 2009 blog post Longevity genes, mTOR and lifespan, I discussed the mTOR signaling pathway in mammals, its role in diseases, the relationship of mTOR to mitochondrial activity and how inhibiting mTOR could conceivably be a strategy for … Continue reading →

In a July blog post Warding off Alzheimer’s Disease and things in my diet, I talked about My usual breakfast: a sugar-free bran cereal with blueberries, walnuts and a sliced half-banana.  I cited research on the health benefits of the … Continue reading →

Defined-benefit pension plans (DBPPs) are ones that pay out a fixed monthly amount for the life of the pensioner, possibly with a cost-of-living adjustment for inflation.  Social Security in the US is a prime example.  There are thousands of other … Continue reading →

A major impediment to developing drugs that affect the brain, such as new treatments for Alzheimer’s Disease, Meningitis , Epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease and Multiple sclerosis, has been determining whether and how effectively a drug substance can cross the blood-brain barrier … Continue reading →

New cohort studies were published in the last few weeks on the impact of following the Mediterranean diet on the risk of senile dementia.  This led me to do a quick review of the research behind the general wisdom that … Continue reading →

This is about alpha melanocyte-stimulating hormone tripeptide K(D)PT.   In the blog post Anti-inflammatory effects of the hormone alpha-MSH, I discussed a line of research linking the human hormone alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (alpha-MSH) to reduction of inflammation.  Alpha-MSH is synthesized in human … Continue reading →

A new study just published  in the New England Journal of Medicine points out yet-again the growing risk due to low-level radiation associated with the increasing use of CAT scans and other sophisticated radiological procedures.  The study looked at the … Continue reading →

Perhaps you have been wondering about this too.  I have been spending a good deal of time in research, thought and writing recently in order to generate long technical blog posts such as those in the recent three-part series on … Continue reading →

This is Part III of three lengthily posts involving autoimmune diseases and lymphomas.  In the Part I post, I focused on a particular autoimmune disease, Lupus erythematosus, its genetic causes and new therapies intended to address it.  The Part II … Continue reading →