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111. Cohesin down-regulation drives hematopoietic stem cell aging

Organism aging is characterized by increases in inflammation and decreases in stem cell function. The relationship between these processes remains incompletely understood. Researchers of the Leibniz

112. Microbiome research in Jena strengthened by new professorship

At the Leibniz Institute on Aging - Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI) in Jena, in a joint appointment with the Friedrich Schiller University Jena (Medical Faculty), Prof. Dr. Dario R. Valenzano has taken

113. Aggressive tumors - New regulator in breast cancer cells discovered

Triple-negative breast cancer is a particularly aggressive form of breast cancer. Here, important receptors are missing, which often serve as targets for treatments. Thus, these tumors are unlikely

114. Aggressive tumors - New regulator in breast cancer cells discovered

Our third year PhD candidates Dana Elster published her second first author paper in Nature Communications. Triple-negative breast cancer is a particularly aggressive form of breast cancer. Here,

115. Cancer or degenerative diseases? One out of the two is likely to be our cause of death when we get older

Above the age of 50, the most likely causes of death are cancer and degenerative diseases such as heart failure, dementia or diabetes. Since life expectancy has been considerably growing over the

116. „Zu jung für alt“ – Vortrag in der Reihe „Science & Society“

Was tun, wenn das Berufsleben endet, man sich selbst aber viel zu jung fühlt, um zum alten Eisen zu gehören? Dieter Bednarz, über 30 Jahre SPIEGEL-Redakteur, kommt ins Grübeln, als ihm seine Firma

117. „Ethische Aspekte des medizinischen Kampfes gegen das Altern“ – Vortrag in der Reihe „Science & Society“

Welche Bedeutung hat die moderne Medizin für unser Selbstverständnis vom Leben, für unsere Lebensentwürfe? Wie wirken sich die neuen Möglichkeiten in der medizi-nischen Vorhersage und Prävention auf

118. Back to sleep: How SETD1A takes blood stem cells to rest

(Figure: FLI/K. Wagner; Source: Fotolia, Panthermedia)

In old age, humans increasingly suffer from infections. In such a case, blood stem cells that are usually inactive are activated in order to produce as many blood and immune cells as needed to fight

119. New function of “kidney-gene” – WT1 plays a role in the central nervous system and controls movement

The WT1 gene fulfills a central role in the development of a healthy, proper functioning kidney. Mutations in WT1 lead to impairments in kidney development and cause Wilms tumors, a pediatric kidney

120. New function of “kidney-gene” – WT1 plays a role in the central nervous system and controls movement

The results of the thesis from Danny Schnerwizki have been published in Life Science Alliance. The WT1 gene fulfills a central role in the development of a healthy, proper functioning kidney.