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261. Side effects explained: Why common drugs can lead to broken bones (Cell press)

New research helps to explain why some commonly used drugs come with a serious downside: They up your odds of breaking a bone. The drugs in question, glucocorticoids (e.g. cortisone and prednisone)

262. Ausgezeichneter wissenschaftlicher Nachwuchs (FSU)

Zahlreiche Preise beim Schillertag verliehen Der wissenschaftliche Nachwuchs steht traditionsgemäß beim Schillertag der Universität Jena im Mittelpunkt. Daher sind heute (28.06.) bei der

263. Verena Klusmann enthralls at Science & Society

Dr. Verena Klusmann at Science & Society

Thinking positive makes you live longer. This was one of the interesting messages, that Dr. Verena Klusmann addressed to her audience on February 2, 2017. What we think about aging has a major

264. Brain development: Fate of brain progenitor cells hinges on getting the timing right

Just like musicians in a philharmonic orchestra look to the conductor for their cues, stem cells in charge of generating the dazzling number and variety of cells that build the developing brain rely

265. Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde: Telomere and Telomerase in Stem Cells

When a human cell divides, its’ daughter cells should each receive an identical copy of the mother cell’s genome. Occasionally mistakes occur during this process generating mutations that can give

266. Lean but sated: Molecular Switch for a Healthy Metabolism discovered

The protein complex mTORC1 is a central regulator of cell metabolism. In the active state, it stimulates anabolic processes and increases the production and storage of proteins and lipids.

267. Leibniz Research Alliance Healthy Ageing starts cooperation with Japan (LFV Healthy Ageing)

The population of Japan is ageing – just like that of Germany. Japanese scientists estimate that by 2030, 25.6 % of the country’s population will be aged 65 and over. The Federal Statistical Office

268. 1.60 Million Euro for Aging Researcher in Jena – Francesco Neri is awarded Sofja Kovalevskaja Award

FLI: Francesco Neri receives Kovalevskaja Award 2016

In acknowledgement of his research, junior researcher Francesco Neri from Jena, Germany, was awarded the Sofja Kovalevskaja Award on November 15, 2016, in Berlin. The prize, which is granted by the

269. DFG Priority Programm

Mitochondria import approximately 1,000 precursor proteins produced on cytosolic ribosomes, guided by cytosolic chaperones like Hsp70 and J-domain proteins. The translocase of the outer membrane

270. New Mechanisms of Gene Inactivation may prevent Aging and Cancer

Every cell in our body contains the complete DNA library. So-called methyl groups regulate that in body tissues only the genetic information is expressed that is indeed needed in this tissue. Now,