Introduction: What they say A study from the The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA; Department of Ophthalmology, Tufts University of Medicine, Boston, MA 02111, USA; The Howard Hughes…
read moreIdea Proposed/Formulated by: Dr L Boominathan Ph.D. Significance: A number of studies suggest that Metformin, the widely used drug in the treatment of T2DM, protects against cardaic dysfunction; and increases lifespan…
read moreWhat they say: Introduction: A study from the Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research, Via Gavazzeni 11, Bergamo, Italy shows that “Disruption of the Ang II type 1 receptor promotes longevity in mice.” This…
read moreIntroduction: What they say A recent study from the Department of Biological Regulation, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel shows that “ERBB2 triggers mammalian heart regeneration by promoting cardiomyocyte dedifferentiation and proliferation.” This study was published, in the 6 April…
read moreIntroduction: What they say A study from the Global Research Laboratory, Seoul National University, Korea shows that “Overexpression of Atg5 in mice activates autophagy and extends lifespan.” This study was published, in the online…
read moreWhat they say: A recent study from the Institute for Cardiovascular Regeneration, Centre of Molecular Medicine, Frankfurt, Germany shows that “MicroRNA-34a regulates cardiac ageing and function.” This study was published, in the 7 March 2013 issue of of the journal Nature, by Profs. Stefanie…
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