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105 grants since 2016

Japan Society for the Promotion of ScienceJP¥304.1mAlzheimer's AssociationCanadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Project GrantCA$6.3m

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Cell Death & Disease

Lowering a protein reduced drug sensitivity in senescent cells

In laboratory experiments, reducing the protein weakened two drugs’ cell-killing effects without changing the usual signs of senescence, a state in which cells stop…In laboratory experiments, reducing the protein weakened two drugs’ cell-killing effects without changing the usual signs of senescence, a state in which cells stop dividing.

Experiments in senescent cells and aged miceCellular senescence

Limit: Drug doses were not reported, limiting interpretation of the reduced drug sensitivity

Research Square

Small RNA linked to death in younger people with COVID-19

In patients under 55, higher levels of a gene-regulating RNA were associated with death, with a reported odds ratio of 6.00.In patients under 55, higher levels of a gene-regulating RNA were associated with death, with a reported odds ratio of 6.00.

Preprint: study of younger people with COVID-19Mechanisms

Limit: Absolute death risks are not reported, limiting interpretation of the relative odds

Molecular Biomedicine

Dietary fat rebalanced brain membrane fats in mice

Docosahexaenoic acid restored brain energy function in six- and 12-month dietary experiments in female mice carrying a human gene variant linked to Alzheimer’s disease.Docosahexaenoic acid restored brain energy function in six- and 12-month dietary experiments in female mice carrying a human gene variant linked to Alzheimer’s disease.

Experiments in 37 female ApoE3/3 and ApoE4/4 knock-in mice, against control-diet ApoE4/4 miceInterventions

Limit: Lipidomics sampled cerebellum, not cortex or hippocampus, limiting claims about brain-wide membrane rebalancing

PNAS

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and aging share muscle changes in mice

An experiment comparing mice modelling the nerve disease with mice across the lifespan mapped shared and distinct patterns of gene activity in muscle.An experiment comparing mice modelling the nerve disease with mice across the lifespan mapped shared and distinct patterns of gene activity in muscle.

Experiments in ALS-model and wild-type mice, against wild-type mice across the lifespanMuscle

Limit: Causal effects of ALS-specific gene activity on muscle wasting were not measured