Scientists, specifically Andrew Dillin of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, have discovered that the pha-4 gene plays most of the determining factor in the benefits of a reduced-calorie dietDetails: The tests were performed on worms, but mammals have a very similar gene that they'll be doing tests with. Specifically, removing this gene ( Read more... )

Turns out, your cells don't die after 4 minutes of oxygen deprivation. In fact, they don't die for hours. What kills the cells after four minutes is restoring oxygen to them, which triggers the same cell-death process that is used by the body to kill off cancer cells. They're looking into a way to restore oxygen without triggering the cell-death ( Read more... )

...is taking place, at least in part, without my help. In fact, this one puts some of the first steps of my medical calculation database, together with many of the ideas I had in my new scheme for a vastly more accurate annotation method for describing molecular configuration.

Here's a link to the article.

Umerikan Tranzlayqun ( Read more... )

Another step toward my 30 year plan (Year 10).

The AMA is pushing for the first part of one of my year 5 goals in my 30 year plan.

Here's the articleA public drug trial and clinical study registry is the first step toward a Medical Interaction Database. My MID will be primarily focused on reducing the cost of new drug development, while at the same time expanding global medical knowledge. It ( Read more... )