Effects on Blood and Skin Tissue: This Week's Anti-Aging Video Preview

Xanya Sofra-Weiss, PhD speaks about Ionic Effects on Blood and Skin Tissue at the 16th Annual Congress on Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine in Las Vegas, Nevada. Preview her discussion on studies that have successfully reversed aging in certain organisms by eliminating apparent aging genes. Dr. Sofra-Weiss will share the latest research on Ionic Effects on Blood and Skin Tissue at the upcoming 17th Annual World Congress on Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine in Orlando, April 2009. For more information, call 1-888-997-0112. ... Continue Reading

AIDS patient undergoes stem cell transplant; ends lifetime need for antiviral drugs

An AIDS patient no longer needs to take antiviral drugs for the rest of his life, thanks to receiving a transplant of stem cells from a donor with a rare gene variant known to resist AIDS. ... Continue Reading

Gender-linked Alzheimer’s gene discovered

Researchers at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine have discovered a gene variant located on the X chromosome that is linked to late-onset Alzheimer's disease (LOAD). ... Continue Reading

Researchers find genetic link to heart disease

Researchers have known for many years that early-onset coronary artery disease (CAD) was an inherited condition, but until know they knew very little about the genes responsible for this devastating condition. ... Continue Reading

One in five possess blood pressure gene

As many as one in five white people possess a gene variant that is thought to increase the risk of developing high blood pressure. ... Continue Reading

FTO gene variant makes people eat more

People who carry a variant of the so-called obesity gene FTO eat roughly 100 more calories per meal, new research suggests. ... Continue Reading

Faulty body clock gene linked to type 2 diabetes

An international team of researchers have found evidence to suggest that faults in a gene that plays a key role in the regulation of the body’s internal clock may significantly increase a person’s risk of developing type 2 diabetes. ... Continue Reading

Eating eggs during pregnancy affects breast cancer outcome of offspring

New research suggests that what a woman eats during pregnancy may offer her offspring protection against breast cancer. ... Continue Reading

MicroRNA a new therapeutic target for heart disease

Scientists have managed to halt the progression of heart disease in mice, and even reverse some of its deleterious effects, by silencing, or blocking, a type of genetic material called microRNA. ... Continue Reading

Genetic conditions linked to lung disease

Non-smokers are still at risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in their 30s, experts warn. ... Continue Reading

Staying active diminishes effect of fat gene

US researchers have found evidence to suggest that regular exercise diminishes the effect of FTO – the so-called “fat gene”. ... Continue Reading

Staying active diminishes effect of fat gene

US researchers have found evidence to suggest that regular exercise diminishes the effect of FTO – the so-called “fat gene”. ... Continue Reading

Alzheimer's could be caused by glucose inefficiencies

Sufferers of Alzheimer's disease who also have a mother with the illness may have the disease because of an inability of the brain to efficiently use glucose, according to new findings. ... Continue Reading

Researchers develop groundbreaking diagnostic test

A new licensing agreement has brought anti-aging physicians one step closer to being able to assess a patient's risk of age-related blindness before symptoms manifest. ... Continue Reading