Monthly Archives: January 2014

New NIH Omnibus SBIR/STTR Solicitations Are Out The National Institutes of Health (NIH) releases annual Omnibus Solicitations for its Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs. These solicitations are the most flexible SBIR/STTR opportunities at … Continue reading →

The real point to stories like these is that the age animals live to in the wild (where death comes from predation/competition/environment) and in protected zoo environments (where death comes due to old age/genetics) is often way different. http://ift.tt/1kgRUMI If … Continue reading →

Here is its structure and chemical-biological information on fisetin. Note the polyphenol structure like resveratrol. Elliot http://ift.tt/1fp1xa6 On Jan 31, 2014, at 12:01 AM, L. Stephen Coles, M.D., Ph.D. wrote: Vint: Is Ray keeping you up-to-date on AD? Else let … Continue reading →

To Members and Friends of the Los Angeles Gerontology Research Group:I heard it said on CNN-TV or MS/NBC by an unmentionable Tea Party Republican last week that “Since the top one percent of US income earners are the ones who … Continue reading →

On 1/31/2014 12:24 AM, L. Stephen Coles, M.D., Ph.D. wrote: > I vaguely > recall that a British philosopher C. P. Snow coined the phrase “Two > Cultures.” Baron Charles Snow was not a philosopher but a scientist (a chemist, … Continue reading →

To Members and Friends of the Los Angeles Gerontology Research Group: I helped to write a portion of the UCLA proposal on the intersection of genomics and stem cells two years ago, but I guess it fell in the wrong … Continue reading →

To Members and Friends of the Los Angeles Gerontology Research Group:For those who like to think deep philosophical thoughts, here is a pseudo-religious debate between Steven Pinker (Harvard Psychologist and consummate academician) and Austin Hughes, as to the boundaries of … Continue reading →

Vint: Is Ray keeping you up-to-date on AD? Else let me know. — Steve Coles “Natural Plant Compound Prevents Alzheimer’s Disease in Mice” Fisetin reduces (Right) astrocytic reactivity in the brains of Alzheimer’s Disease mice. Scale bar: 10 microns. (Credit: … Continue reading →