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Blood Test Can Tell About Our Rate of Aging

tania — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:53:52 +0000

A group of researchers from the University of North Carolina developed a special test which can determine the rate of biochemical aging of the body, as they discovered a special protein p16INK4a. The protein helps determine the actual degree of age-related changes in the organism.

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Hair Loss Can Be Treated with Stem Cells

tania — Mon, 11 May 2009 22:46:20 +0000

Scientists from Matsumoto Dental University, Japan, have managed to grow hair out of embryonic stem cells. Scientists extracted stem cells from the teeth of mice embryos and combined them with embryonic stem cells which form the basis of skin cells. This “stem cells mix” was placed into an incubator.

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