Scientists have successfully prolonged the lifespan of animals.

AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is a key evolutionarily conserved sensor of energy homeostasis, which is implicated in metabolic health and disease, as well as in ageing. Here, we show that direc...

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Isotope tracing is used to determine the fate of larval dietary amino acids in adult flies, and identifies Lsp2 as a key regulator of translation and lifespan that forms the molecular basis of the eff...

AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is a key evolutionarily conserved sensor of energy homeostasis, which is implicated in metabolic health and disease, as well as in ageing. Here, we show that direc...

The Medical Research Council Mitochondrial Biology Unit (MRC MBU), University of Cambridge, wishes to appoint two post-doctoral Research Associates to join the research group of Prof. Mike Murphy at t...

Investigator Scientist (Roving Researcher) (LMS 2369) Salary £42,159 – 44,801 plus London Allowance (£5,560) per annum | 2 years fixed term | Full time | Closing Date: 21 June

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The Medical Research Council (MRC) has made a major investment in a series of industry collaborations with eight diverse teams from the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences (LMS) to accelerate innovatio...

In these financially straitened times, funders must recognize that great discoveries often arise from work that was looking for something completely different.

PhD Project - FULLY FUNDED PhD - Identifying Critical Periods for Mitochondrial Function in Drosophila Development and Lifespan at University of Glasgow, listed on FindAPhD.com

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Achieving Gold LEAF accreditation marks a significant milestone in our commitment to making research at the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences (LMS) more sustainable and signals the start of an ongoin...

In our new Understanding Ageing: Meet the Scientists series, we’ve invited experts in their field to talk about their research and what it means for each of us as we get older. You don’t need any scie...