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In the human body, of course everything is connected to everything else.  But some of these connections are intelligent and keep body parts working well together.  In particular, there are certain systems that detect problems such as the presence of … Continue reading →

This morning, several news items appeared in the world press on a study relating the impact of mental exercises to the incidence of dementia in the elderly.  The new study, reported the Aug. 4 issue of the journal Neurology, involved … Continue reading →

The brain contains white matter, grey matter and black matter.  “White matter is composed of bundles of myelinated nerve cell processes (or axons), which connect various grey matter areas (the locations of nerve cell bodies) of the brain to each … Continue reading →

The previous blog post pointed out how defects in two genes, Fas and FasL are implicated in a number of diseases and may cause such diseases or increase susceptibility to them.  It left open the question of what can be … Continue reading →

This is going to be a rather technical post about the Fas and FasL  cell surface receptors and what happens when the genes that produce them are defective.  I offer it because Fas is so often mentioned in research studies … Continue reading →

About four years ago I suffered an accident that resulted in significant loss of nerve sensation in two fingers.  I was carrying a bottle of wine by the neck to a friend’s house, slipped on a wet slimy board, fell … Continue reading →

Experiments extending the lives of mice up to about 35% have been reported, and that is about it.  However, last year an experiment was reported that extended the life span of baker’s yeast by a factor of 10.  Certain genes … Continue reading →

We will be hearing more and more about chimeras.  In genetics, a chimera is an animal that has two or more different populations of genetically distinct cells that originated in different zygotes(ref).    The word was adopted from Greek mythology where … Continue reading →

A study published in the latest issue of the online journal Cell Stem Cell provides additional research evidence supporting the Decline in Adult Stem Cell Differentiation theory of aging, the 14th theory treated in my treatise.  This theory holds that … Continue reading →

Some readers of this blog have expressed interest in my new hair growth which I have tentatively attributed to telomerase activation resulting from taking an astragaloside IV supplement.  This has led me to look into what recent research tells us about hair … Continue reading →