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How to convert connective tissue directly into neurons | KurzweilAI

How to convert connective tissue directly into neurons | KurzweilAI | Longevity science | Scoop.it

Repression of a single protein in ordinary fibroblasts (connective tissue) is sufficient to directly convert them into functional neurons, scientists in the U.S. and China have discovered.

 

The findings could have far-reaching implications for the development of new treatments for neurodegenerative diseases like Huntington’s, Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s.

 

 

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Cruciferous vegetables intake may inhibit cancer [Breast. 2012] - PubMed - NCBI

Another study has been published touting the significant cancer-protective properties of consuming broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables.

 

This family of vegetables contains compounds that have been shown to help increase the metabolism of those fractions of estrogen that have been associated with cell proliferation and subsequent cancer formation.

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