we're not exactly a if this is the job just understand how i feel and that's why i left my job because i tried to do the exact thing it is the thing. to and. 2 this is news and these are top stories myanmar security forces have killed up to 90 people during nationwide protests that's according to a local monitoring group it was the deadliest days since last month's military coup in the capital naypyidaw military commanders put on a show of strength to mark the annual armed forces day hundreds of people have died since pro-democracy rallies began. police in bellows have detained dozens of protesters and several journalists the opposition are

calling for more anti-government rallies the protests have been simmering for months after president alexander lukashenko claimed victory in disputed elections last summer. operators of egypt's suez canal say technical or human error could have caused a huge container ship to run aground engineers are working round the clock to reflect the ever given they have to free it in the next few days the vessel has been blocking one of the world's busiest shipping lanes for 5 days. this is news from berlin you can follow us on twitter and instagram and t w news or visit our website that's t w dot com. life can be a hop skip and jump for the young. but as we get older we may need to invest

a little more effort to stay fit physically and mentally and so i just want to help somebody have found a way to boost and aging memory. all that and more coming up welcome to tomorrow today the science show on the d w. a magic youth potion for the mind well not quite but there is promising stuff and blood plasma the universe liquid part of the blood that can be separated in a lab from the blood cells. contains lots of proteins divided into 2 classes l b humans and globulin. among their functions transposing homans and enzymes and aiding the immune response. you're a scientist and california has made some pretty 'd astounding discoveries. many of

the ideas that have come out of silicon valley have changed our world. here a stanford university tony vickery from switzerland is doing research into ageing and out simon's disease. is aging is the main risk factor for alzheimer's. and that started me thinking about why we age. is so ready. i was totally fascinated by that was what determines the lifespan of an organism. now can we understand that and then manipulated so much vickery and his team began looking for a substance. that could delay the aging process or even reverse it a rejuvenating therapy. and this is their great blood plasma. home goes where we studied around 2000 proteins in blood plasma. in the home

defense case and we discovered that many of those proteins change as we age. you know quite a lot of protein that you don't want to increase with age. while the others that are pretty good well lost as we get older so you know if you're fairly you talk to. the scientists used mice to test how the blood plasma proteins affect the aging process at 10 months these mice are already elderly like humans the older my showed signs of cognitive decline such as memory loss. in this test the mice have to find their way back to the hole that they can actually cool inside . the scientists tested how young and old their minds performed in the test the young man's here on the left finds the right tone in just over 20 seconds while the older mouse on the right takes nearly 4 times as long.

the scientists then give the older mice blood plasma taken from the younger ones the effect is amazing. their memory has improved and the old of mice now find their way back to the right toll just as quickly as the young mice. there's even been a biological change that can be seen as a test show the older mice have actually developed a new brain cells. so could this rejuvenating work on humans too in a pilot test 18 older patients in the early stages of alzheimer's were injected once a week with plasma taken from you. in people. after a few weeks the scientists tested whether the patient's membranes had improved price for parts and see if we look at things that are very important for patients or activities like being able to listen up your shirt and clean your teeth and it's put some monetary activities of living as we say he's living on so that's what we

measured and we discovered that there was indeed a significant effect significant effect it does with us the patients who received blood from young people displayed certain improvements doc of used to focus on and it's like so what we're able to show is that changes related to aging can be pushed back through this process. which don't get picked up so indeed it's reversing the effects of aging to a certain extent so i'm curious and we continue on. the scientists are hoping to repeat these very promising results in largescale studies and they're also trying the method on another disease parkinson's. snail slime is said to do wonders for the skin. like this action is a quick fix for offend the body. some people go to great lengths to stay young or

at least look young but there's no injection that will halt aging in its tracks is living a long life just a matter of luck. some things we can't control other factors maybe. 5 tickets to longevity in the lottery of life 1st and foremost genes. that basically a gift from our parents. it's often the case in families that the parents live to a great age so do their children. the right d.n.a. is a big deal british researchers have discovered genes that are directly related to life expectancy. in one particular gene the immune system for example which can have a positive effect on how long someone lives. in general having the right genes can

increase. it's estimated that 25 to 30 percent of the variation in human lifespan is down to d.n.a. . gender is the 2nd ticket for a long life. women have a higher life expectancy than men in germany they currently live almost 6 years longer on average. but when men and women lead the same lifestyle like monks and nuns in a convent the women's advantage. still in convents live nearly 2 years longer than monks. one explanation for this could be chromosomes. women have 2 identical x.

chromosomes. on the other hand have one x. and y. chromosome this makes them more susceptible to genetic defects. and for men like testosterone be more likely to cause cardiovascular disease. nutrition is the 3rd ticket to longevity. a good balanced diet plays an important role in staying healthy and can help us live longer. one good example is a mediterranean diet. boiled. it was unsound it along with whole grains can actually extend our lifespan swedish researchers have proven the life extending effects of such a diet. ringback the amount of calories we consume also has an impact on our lifespan. those who keep their weight in check by eating in moderation can expect

to live longer. of the diversity to life is ticket number for. listen to this. was early 1979 researchers in the united states discovered that people who have a positive attitude towards aging live longer. in a long term study that lewis terman started with children in the 1920 s. surprising facts emerge data years later about lifestyle in old age. corning to the study relaxing with golf in retirement didn't help but those who continued working after 65 lived significantly longer by an average of 4 years. so being active in old age prolongs life. exercise is the 5th

ticket. sports and exercise have a significant impact on our health and the way we age. job is for example see health gains in old age that continue long after they've stopped jogging. research is one reason for this when they tested people who suddenly trained hard. after a few weeks they could see changes in cells that were triggered by training the cells and. already we're fitter and better equipped for old age. 5 tickets to longevity genes and gender a look of the draw through diet of positive attitude and exercise we can all help to increase our life expectancy.

a life without change would be pretty dull. transforming your appearance might take some time and imagination but it can be done most of the time what about tweaking the personality. the way you feel and behave well that's a bit more difficult. it's said that we can change ourselves if we want to get hard which is not so sure about that he's an neurobiologist and he says the brain doesn't like to waste energy. undergo this brain is greedy and expensive and in terms of energy is always working followed in order to change it needs a lot of energy for various reasons change means the brain has to rewire itself brain simply generate the feeling why should i change why should i exert myself.

anyone who wants to change the habits and traits they've developed over the years 1st has to overcome some resistance. our personal attributes are only partially determined by our genetic makeup they do change over time in response to new experiences and then there's new right plasticity the capacity of neural networks in the brain to grow and reorganize making learning and change possible even in old age. but it would be naive to think we can change our ingrained habits of thinking. feeling and behavior in short our personality just like that. our personality is shaped by prenatal and childhood influences those emotional and behavioral patterns a bury deep within our limbic system

a primordial part of the brain that same lead barely accessible to conscious intention. is a term for the centers which operate on the consciously do something very important they evaluate everything we perceive experience think feel and do when done and then they register but good do it again or we're all that's bad painful and don't do it again for as long as still. since we tend to avoid painful feelings we usually remain true to our habits so deeply anchored behaviors often prevail even if we would like to shake them off. it's only when they cause us a high degree of distress that enduring changes will occur. people whose established personality repertoire causes them problems and who see no way

forward might be ready to try to rewire their brain. is the group there has to be the prospect of some benefit but change will mean the distress we feel is gone or at least reduced the 3rd factor alongside reducing distress on the prospect of reward it is patient. good old. that means perseverance even in the face of setbacks and coping with the uncomfortable feeling that our current reality doesn't match our dream another important question is whether we want to change for our own sake or to please other people. another precondition for change is the untapped resources we bring to the process get much won't solve that during his work with juvenile offenders in sara piece some of the young people were able to make positive changes even though they'd been

abused and neglected as children ask up to i know they had an attachment figure an uncle and to a teacher i deal with these are someone who they told me gave them some stability and support. that relationship helped as well for the suffering that have been inflicted on them a good person lyndal that was an inner resources they brought to the table and the source of. those inner missile says that spark of trust openness and empathy are an important wellspring for change. get hot who want runs a consulting business that offers change management for companies just like individuals businesses can be stuck in destructive patterns that's when whole tells them that real change takes time some refuse to play along you're

a moment in the field the higher up you go in the management hierarchy this will be less the people who wield the real power to put it bluntly are willing to accept change. lower and middle management or more receptive those all whom i'm call higher ups are much more impervious this way because change always means changes in who holds power no friend or form of. change takes motivation the prospect of reward rizzle says and lots of patience shaking off unwanted habits can feel risky even painful but people who can cope with the. uncomfortable feelings stand a much better chance of achieving lasting change. just lay back and stare at the sky let the mind wander reflect on the nature of the

universe. and you might just stumble upon a question for science like aka onion as you go from gonna. she'd like to know. does the sky looks the same from space as it does from earth. on a sunny day from our standpoint the sky is blue. hair composed of invisible gas molecules gives the sky this color. as sunlight pass' through air these molecules scatter the blue component of the spectrum of visible light in all directions. and that's why the sky looks blue but just to those of us on earth. the international space station hovers above earth's atmosphere when the astronauts look out the window they see our sky above. when they look directly down at the earth's surface

without any clouds the astronauts can observe many glorious colors. in the atmosphere only appears as a thin blue line on the horizon. 'd looking away from the earth into space which has no air they see a black sky filled with stars the stars appear as tiny bright dots when it's night time on earth the sky is also black to us but earth's air causes the stars to 20 and it makes sunrises into a colorful spectacles because the layers of air filter out of different parts of light. in contrast airless space some light is white. sometimes clouds darken our sky they block the light as clouds increase it gets darker on the ground. but seen from above clouds appear bright because the sun is

shining on the. weather satellites have a wide view of earth. they study the air in different spectrums of light to detect different temperatures or to find if clouds have water or ice and how quickly they're moving. this data is used to predict if we can look forward to enjoying blue skies tomorrow. if outlook is red white rather than. do you have a science post and you'd like us to answer. sensitive as a video text. if we feature it on the show you'll get a little surprise from us as a thank you. come on just toss it. and for more exciting stories about science check out our website or find us on

twitter. the next recourse is an exciting if not troubling reports about trees. around the world forests have to put up with a lunch fanning climate change. in germany ash trees are under a special threat we head to the south of the country to meet some researchers who want to save them from a ruthless and. huge. a forest an inland suit in bavaria these 2 men are after a killer that's being. claiming a growing number of victims throughout germany. is proving women. right now i don't think we'll see any let up here. is a fungus that preys on ash trees.

today question mark her and michelle pfeiffer looking for some of the trees afflicted. i've been observing us trees in the area since 2005. the picture has changed massively. the speed at which it spread over the past few years is not a good development. yet be considered a species that can cope well with climate change its word is the favorite of the forestry industry. the clandestine killer is hyman o.c.i. 1st frank serious a fungus that grows on the forest floor and produces wars. they are then spread by the wind with some landing on actually where they subsequently germinate. the fungus feeds on the tissue which slowly dies and the leaves with. from here the

fungus threads to the shoots and branches it works its way to the bark and trunk where it again leads to dead or necrotic tissue. once the fungus is in the wood the disease restricts the flow of water from the roots to the crown and the tree is weakened. if the tissue at the base of the trunk is attacked other pests can invade like ashby told all the our malaria fungus in the worst case the tree simply falls over. or or or when you see a monster like this this wonderful huge ass tree. when the trees like. it makes you want to cry. when the roots are rotten even a tiny wind can topple an ash tree a potential danger for walkers that's fine. a marking angling trees

they will be cut down in the late fall when the bird's nesting season is over so how are things in. trees here seems to be in good condition especially the one on the left little experts believe that about 5 percent of ash trees are only slightly impacted by the fungus they seem to be disease tolerant something researches want to take advantage of the tune and institute up in brandenburg scientists francisca past and bend planted cuttings of ash trees they think are tolerant then they infected them with the fungus on the trees showing any effect. was causing it to see nothing although that could also mean the truss didn't work that's always a risk. hopefully we'll see a couple of places where there is something to see and a couple more where there is nothing. small woodchips infected with the fungus were inserted into the bark of the tree the 2 researches assigned schools from one to 51

means the tree shows no signs of damage find means it's dead. so one. here's where we put in the word. it just fell out. no infection is was a no black lesion. was so far there are no traces of the fungus on the cuttings but then. it's a classic case. it's really sad luckily it goes slightly i noticed in the green jungle but of course. it's a bit alarming when you have to take one out from the middle one was the experiment still a success. and most don't show it's just a few that do as we expected. to save the trees further research is being

conducted on the tolerant ash trees using state of the art technology. the genes of these trees will now be studied because it seems tolerance can be inherited in addition the research is want to understand the disease better and obtain the most tolerant seeds possible. that hope. that we can preserve that as an important economic and ecological tree species and forestry purposes and that it doesn't become a marginal species if you work. here at the tune and institute small ash cuttings and already being propagated and grown indoors but for now creating the perfectly resistant ash tree in the lab remains the stuff of science fiction. back in the forest in bavaria. it's ordinary people don't necessarily see what safety risks least partially damaged. because of this there's always criticism. criticism of cutting down trees but

safety comes 1st even if this ash cannot be replaced the forestry experts will still have to look for alternative species and there is a chance. because this research can accomplish anything it will be the 1st to welcome it. 'd still hope that something can be done. that the fungus will stop claiming more victims of the deadly rampage will have a happy ending in years to come. that's all for this. on tomorrow today we look forward to seeing you next week until then good bye and stay curious.

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