Alright everyone, here is Episode 62, “Forever Young” featuring Dr. Aubrey de Grey. This and all of our episodes are sponsored by Thermo-Fisher Scientific. Go to stemcellpodcast.com for all of our episodes and to sign up for our newsletter.
We begin as always with the Science Round Up, sponsored by Biotechne and discuss the latest science/stem cell news including:
differences in males and females stress susceptibility
key elements of healthy eating habits
a new marker of stem cells in the ovaries
engineered stem cells may help in ALS
how squeezing cells can help reprogramming efficiency
For the interview portion of the show, sponsored by STEMCELL Technologies, we bring on writer, and researcher Dr. Aubrey de Grey to discuss his work on anti-aging. We talk with Dr. de Grey on his latest findings and his ultimate goal of eliminating aging so we call can one day celebrate our 1000th birthday. After this, there is a rant about how ridiculous cable bills are.
This will be our last episode before we take a short break. Remember, during the break we will still do a science round up and some sort of interview feature that we will post online. Be sure to sign up for our newsletter at stemcellpodcast.com and follow us on twitter to find out:
when the podcast will re-launch
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Talk to you SOON!
Below are all of the papers mentioned on the show. We are working on a way to categorize all of the research papers we mention and possibly even provide audio summaries. Enter in your name and e-mail address below, and we will notify you of when this feature is available.
Resources, Links and Research Papers Mentioned In This Session Include:
Sex-Specific Mechanisms of Stress Susceptibility – According to this article, stress-related mental illnesses are twice as prevalent in women as in men.
Global Divergence Of The Human Follicle Mite Demodex folliculorum: Persistent Associations Between Host Ancestry And Mite Lineages – In this article, researchers found that hosts with different regional ancestries harbor distinct lineages of mites and that these associations can persist despite generations spent in a new geographic region.
Pain Produces Memory Gain – This article reveals that physical pain can make memories last longer.
Integrated, Multi-cohort Analysis Identifies Conserved Transcriptional Signatures across Multiple Respiratory Viruses – In this article, researchers performed two integrated, multi-cohort analyses of publicly available transcriptional data of viral infections.
Human Parasites in the Roman World – This article presents the archaeological evidence for parasites in the Roman era in order to demonstrate the species present at that time, and highlight the health consequences for people living under Roman rule.
