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The reason for that, researchers speculate, could be related to two things. One, it could simply reflect the aging of the arteries; younger women are more likely to have flexible, pliable arteries that respond to estrogen, which tends to discourage plaque formation. Older arteries, on the other hand, are more...
This behavior is more than tiresome, because there is no reason to believe there's a real link between their troubles and their talents. An off-stage battle with booze or drugs doesn't necessarily add depth or soul to their performances. On the contrary, the history of show business...
Another strategy is to ambush the bacteria with an unlikely ally: viruses. Vincent Fischetti at Rockefeller University is enlisting the help of bacteriophages, viruses that infect only bacterial cells, leaving human ones alone. They hijack the bacterium's genetic machinery and within minutes start to pump out hundreds of copies...
The other concern is perhaps more daunting-two of the four factors that can turn back the clock on adult cells so efficiently are known to cause cancer. One, in fact, was the first gene discovered to cause cancer in mice. "Figuring out how to reprogram cells without directly exposing...
I think the most important lesson I’ve learned at Harvard is one that I’ve only recently tried to recognize and implement. Being “busy” carries with it several bad connotations. First and foremost is the implied lack of agency: When...