Researchers from Japan have found a new way of distinguishing cancerous from non-cancerous tissues using microRNA, representing a promising new metric in cancer diagnosis.

Microglia in the aging brain can accumulate harmful lipids. Microglia are the central nervous system version of macrophages; lipid accumulation in macrophages leading to inflammation is an important mechanism in atherosclerosis.

A new study found an inverse relationship between mushroom consumption and the development of prostate cancer among middle-aged and elderly Japanese men, suggesting that mushroom intake might help to prevent prostate cancer.

Researchers have moved on from the initial experiments to the search for circulating factors in blood that change in ways that are harmful in aged individuals, and which might be adjusted to improve cell and tissue function.