Confidence in gene therapy grows, as GlaxoSmithKline offer their latest treatment Strimvelis, a therapy for severe combined immunodeficiency, with a money-back guarantee Pharmaceuticals are complicated

Specific regulators of cell differentiation called microRNAs have emerged as a potential treatment for heart injury Cardiovascular disease is the world's biggest killer, and we desperately need better

Luc7as Cranach the Elder, The Fountain of Youth 1546 This article lists recent entrants into the anti-aging biotechnology sector (including Google and J. Craig Venter); the SENS Research Foundation framework

Viruses like the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and the Epstein-Barr virus are exceptionally hard to eradicate and are able to evade immune system detection - resulting in chronic, life-long infections.

A study of over 3100 women has revealed that women who go through an earlier menopause appear to be biologically older than their counterparts The menopause is bad news for many areas of women's health,

Curious, dark cells resembling shrunken microglia have been discovered in the brains of Alzheimer's patients   A research team from Laval University in Québec has stumbled upon small, darkened cells

Certain exercise appears to increase transcription of telomeres into telomeric repeat–containing RNA (TERRA), which may protect telomere length Telomeres can be lengthened by the enzyme telomerase in specific

Credit: Scott Vermilyea, NIH Image Gallery Standford researchers have determined a set of signals required to turn embryonic stem cells into pure populations of 12 different cell types There has been

A few weeks ago we announced the first DNA (Designing New Advances) conference, to be held in Utrecht (the Netherlands) on the 9th of July (find our article here). This conference was organized by the

Research has uncovered previously unknown lymphatic vessels in the brain, with possible implications for neurodegenerative disease We like to think we know a great deal about biology, but every now and

Research on mice suggests that constant exposure to artificial light can speed up the aging process - increasing inflammation, bone and muscle loss There is already a general consensus that exposure to

This day (JULY 21, 2016) 47 years ago men for the first time set foot on another celestial body - our moon. Upon stepping on the surface of the moon, Neil Armstrong, spoke the now legendary words: “That's

Resveratrol appears to reduce brain inflammation in Alzheimer's patients by repairing the integrity of the blood-brain barrier Famously found in red wine (although at very small levels), resveratrol is

A new drug targeting toxic tau tangles associated with neuron death in Alzheimer's disease has curiously mixed results A novel drug, LMTX, developed by TauRX Pharmaceuticals has been tested in a 15 month

Activating the embryonic stem cell associated gene Nanog shows promise in counteracting some aspects of the aging process In the initial stages following fertilisation, embryonic stem cells are formed

A small scale study of 11 patients has revealed that stem cells injections can reduce scar tissue and improve heart function following a heart attack One of the biggest challenges in dealing with a heart

The AUF1 gene is an important controller of muscle stem cells' ability to regenerate new muscle, and could represent a potential sarcopenia therapy New research has identified AUF1 as a potential regulator

The choroid plexus produces cerebrospinal fluid, which performs a number of roles in the brain. As we age signals from this region change, and appear to be a key regulator of neural stem cell behaviour