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Ageing accelerates around age 50 ― some organs faster than others
Beetroot juice lowers blood pressure by changing oral microbiome: study
Mitochondria infusions to heal damaged organs
Scientists may have found a way to eliminate chromosome linked to Down syndrome
Psilocybin delays aging, extends lifespan, new Emory study suggests
Babies made using three people's DNA are born free of mitochondrial disease
First malaria treatment for babies approved for use
The chemical secrets that help keep honey fresh for so long
Non-Concussive Head Impacts and Brain Microstructure, Chemistry and Function
Nerve pain drug gabapentin linked to increased dementia, cognitive impairment
NIH suspends pathogen studies over 'gain-of-function' concerns
Gut microbes could protect us from toxic forever chemicals
The Miyawaki Method of micro-forestry
Hearing
- Gene therapy restored hearing in deaf patients
- A proof-of-concept neural brain implant providing speech
- Exploiting the IKKO Activebuds “AI powered” earbuds (2024)
- Guys Hacked AirPods to Give Their Grandmas Hearing Aids
Large-scale DNA study maps 37,000 years of human disease history
Lab-grown sperm and eggs just a few years away, scientists say
Nightmares Linked to Faster Ageing and Premature Mortality
Vitamin C Boosts Epidermal Growth via DNA Demethylation
Mysterious life form found on ship that docked in Cleveland
E-cigarette
- Elevated toxic element emissions from popular disposable e-cigarettes
Japanese scientists develop artificial blood compatible with all blood types
Contacts let you see in the dark with your eyes closed
Sleep apnea pill shows striking success in large clinical trial
Baby is healed with first personalized gene-editing treatment
“The Mind in the Wheel” lays out a new foundation for the science of mind
HIV
- Efficient mRNA delivery to resting T cells to reverse HIV latency
Hunting extreme microbes that redefine the limits of life
Better Air Purifiers
How Not to Be Overwhelmed
Mitochondria transplants could cure diseases and lengthen lives
Obesity
- Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists and Risk of Macular Degeneration
Good drug news – More important things happening in biotechnology and medicine
Feral pig meat transmits rare bacteria
Spinal injury
- First therapy to reverse spinal cord injury enters human trial
- Japanese scientists use stem cell treatment to restore movement in spinal injury
Paralysed man stands again after receiving 'reprogrammed' stem cells
Aphantasia
- I cured my Aphantasia, a detailed documentation
Stem cell therapy trial reverses "irreversible" damage to cornea
Brain
- Directly converting skin cells to brain cells yields 1k% success
- Melbourne startup launches 'biological computer' made of human brain cells
I built an open source AI tool to find my autoimmune disease
Adding iodine to salt played a role in cognitive improvements: research (2013)
AI-powered transcription tool used in hospitals invents things no one ever said
Alzheimers
- Alzheimers and mice
- Alzheimer's scientist indicted for allegedly falsifying data in $16M scheme
- Six top Alzheimer's researchers accused of fraud
- MomBoard: E-ink display for a parent with amnesia
Autism
- Autism's Four Core Subtypes
Autoimmune
- World-first therapy using donor cells sends autoimmune diseases into remission
Aging
- Anti-ageing 'supermodel granny' drug extends life in mice by 25%
- Implausibility of radical life extension in humans in the twenty-first century
- No limit to maximal lifespan in humans: how to beat a 122-year-old record
- Life expectancy rise in rich countries slows down: took 30 years to prove
Breach
- Medical billing firm Medusind discloses breach affecting 360k people
Celiac or Giardia
- Medical student's apparent celiac disease responded to giardiasis treatment
Covid
- Changing Views on mRNA Covid Vaccines in the Scientific Literature: 2020 – 2024
- MRI scans show damage to brain 'control center' behind long Covid-19 symptoms
Cure
- In a first, an orangutan was seen treating his wound with a medicinal plant
Cancer
Diabetes
- Type 1 diabetes reversed by new cell transplantation technique
- Coffee reduces risk of Type 2 Diabetes; okay to add cream, but not sweetener
- Type 2 diabetes: New treatment eliminates insulin for 86% of patients
Smart insulin prevents diabetic highs – and deadly lows
Exercise
- Exercise as an equivalent to medication for treatment of depression and anxiety
Flesh-eating bacteria
- Flesh-eating bacteria cases rise in Florida after hurricanes Helene and Milton
Food
- Eating light: Finnish startup begins making food 'from air and solar power'
- Eating less can lead to a longer life: study in mice shows why
Gene
- Jennifer Doudna on the Brave New World Being Ushered in by Gene Editing
Heart
- Australian man survives 100 days with artificial heart
Intelligence
- Intelligence is not Enough
RSI
Parkinsons
- A Pen with Magnetic Ink Could Test for Parkinson's Disease
- Parkinsons patient "feels cured" with new adaptive deep brain stimulation device
Problems
- Organ transplant company pressured staff to harvest organs from still-alive person
- Lead drinking-water pipes must be replaced nationwide, EPA says
Research
- Artificial cell nuclei created in living egg from purified DNA injection
- The science behind on-the-wrist blood pressure tracking
- Google DeepMind scientists win Nobel chemistry prize
- Nearly 50% of researchers quit science within a decade, huge study reveals
- Why conventional wisdom on health care is wrong (a primer) (2020)
- Commonly used arm positions can overestimate blood pressure readings: study
- Promising new form of antibiotic that makes bacterial cells self-destruct
- Chip-based tractor beam for biological particles
Right to repair your body
RSI
- Beyond the Wrist: Debugging RSI
Robot
- Robot Dentist
- Robot dog cleans up beaches with foot-mounted vacuums
Speed
- 'Underwater bicycle' propels swimmers forward at superhuman speed
SSRI
- In SSRI withdrawal, brain zaps go from overlooked symptom to center stage (2023)
- Psilocybin bests SSRI for major depression in first long-term comparison
Stretching
- Everything I knew about stretching was wrong
Stress
- Energy-based model explains how chronic stress transforms into disease over time
Teeth
- Keeping Teeth Healthy
- Your showerhead and toothbrush are teeming with viruses
- Routine dental X-rays are not backed by evidence
- A new dental scam is to pull healthy teeth to sell you expensive fake ones
Tuberculosis
- All Tuberculosis programs funded by the U.S. Gov were officially terminated
Waste
- Farm waste can filter microplastics in surface runoff, prevent pollution
- Nurdle Patrol
- California first state to ban 'sell by' 'best before' label to reduce food waste
Weight
- Weight and BMI are meaningless
- Muscle weights more than fat
- BMI classification of fat does not mean that for athletes
- Losing weight can mean losing muscle, and becoming weaker
- Amount of weight can stay the same, when body shape changes, and body fat was converted to muscle
- Someone looking fat can be top athlete, full of muscle only
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5YQ6Rdfai8
- How long til we're all on Ozempic?
- Beef fat prevents alcoholic liver disease in the rat
- Time-restricted eating – a non-drug approach for managing metabolic syndrome
- Predicting Weight Loss with Machine Learning