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UCLA biologists slow aging, extend lifespan of fruit flies
(University of California - Los Angeles) In research that potentially could delay the onset of Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, cancer, stroke, cardiovascular disease, and other diseases of aging, UCLA biologists have produced a genetic one-two punch that significantly slowed aging and improved health in the middle-aged fruit flies they studied.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - September 6, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

DNA repair factor linked to breast cancer may also play a role in Alzheimer's disease
(NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) Mutant forms of breast cancer factor 1 are associated with breast and ovarian cancers but according to new findings, in the brain the normal BRCA1 gene product may also be linked to Alzheimer's disease. The results, published in Nature Communications, suggest that low levels of BRCA1 protein in the brain may contribute to dementia. The study was funded by the National Institutes of Health.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - November 30, 2015 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news