Sunday, August 27, 2017

Vaccine Developed to Prevent Addiction to Social Networks #Science #Klotho #Memory

An example of the memory loss in social networks is how they forget what the previous political administration did.  If they liked that administration, they will remember only good things and whitewash anything else.  If they didn't like that administration then they make up whatever they like since, wtf, no-one remembers anyway.


Naturally, scientists are working determinedly to develop a vaccine to prevent such a scourge and much was known about the importance of klotho, an enzyme, previously already but it was not at first indicative of its potential for use in a vaccine.

Klotho is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the KL gene.

This gene encodes a type-I membrane protein that is related to β-glucuronidases. Reduced production of this protein has been observed in patients with chronic renal failure (CRF), and this may be one of the factors underlying the degenerative processes (e.g., arteriosclerosis, osteoporosis, and skin atrophy) seen in CRF. Also, mutations within this protein have been associated with ageing, bone loss and alcohol consumption. Transgenic mice that overexpress Klotho live longer than wild-type mice.

WIKI:  Klotho (biology)


Zen Yogi:  the anti-vaxxers won't take the vaccine, Silas

So what, Brer Bear, since that will leave them quarantined in social networks and, for the health of society, they need to be quarantined anyway.


The most recent research has discovered significant benefits in learning and memory from klotho.


This illustration shows how klotho treatment in mice rapidly improved learning and memory of a hidden platform in a water maze.

Credit: Leon et al.

The graphic shows how those who are completely lost and have no idea where they're going, as is typically the case with social networks, gain an immediate improvement after administration of klotho.


In a study that augurs well for the therapeutic potential of klotho -- a life-extending protein hormone that a minority of people naturally produce at high levels -- scientists at UC San Francisco have found that administering a fragment of the klotho protein to young, aging or impaired mice rapidly improves their cognitive and physical performance.

Science Daily:  Longevity hormone boosts memory and protects against brain aging in mice


The interested student is invited to read the source article but we're sure you see the potential for use of this enzyme in a vaccine to finally solve the problem and bring light to the dark room.

Zen Yogi:  if only there could be a vaccine to prevent addiction to shows and movies with sword fights.

All in time, Yogi, but the klotho vaccine may solve that problem as well.

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