Tag: aging
90% Indians willing to invest in cataract surgery: Alcon Eye Survey
In India, vision ranks number one, above memory and mobility as the most important aspect of aging
Study sheds new light on actions of electroconvulsive seizure therapy
A team of researchers has conducted a study to see whether the effects of the chronic electroconvulsive seizure (ECS) on neuroplasticity, the ability to generate new neurons, and the modulation of the extracellular matrix are similar at both ages
Inflammation: Preventing the Good, Dealing with the Bad
It can get all very confusing with what must be in diet or supplements or as medication to prevent inflammation, writes Dr Anju Dave Vaish................
Scientists shed light on cancer risk associated with epigenetic changes during...
To analyze epigenetic changes, they observed patterns of DNA methylation, a process by which cells add tiny methyl chemical groups to a beginning region of a gene's DNA sequence, thereby dictating how that gene is used.............
Jumping genes become active in critical brain areas with age
Studies on jumping genes are significant as it can cause insertional mutations leading to several diseases. Till date, more than 100 disease-causing jumping gene insertions have been identified................