Use it or lose it – over 50s guide to muscle loss
Don’t fall into the vicious circle of frailty
Health
Step one of living forever is staying healthy so this section covers key health topics and the latest research into common conditions and new therapeutic developments. Of particular interest are medical advances that reduce mortality rates – i.e. improving your chances of living long enough to live forever without you having to lift a finger!
Big Killers
There are a handful diseases that cause most deaths in the western world (i.e. where we don’t have to worry so much about poverty, famine or natural disasters). So, anything you can do to prevent these will greatly improve your chance of living forever.
Read more about: Antibiotic Resistance, Big Pharma, Cancer, Diabetes, Heart Disease, Mental Health, Musculoskeletal, Respiratory Disease, Stroke.
Resources
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Professor of neurology, molecular and medical pharmacology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
DNA nanobots will soon be tried in a critically ill leukemia patient
Autophagy & Heart Health webcast
21-Mar-2022Webcast hosted by the Oxford Longevity Project with Prof Junichi Sadoshima, Rutgers University and Prof Robin Choudhury, Oxford University (FREE)
Company that develops a technology platform to improve the cancer drug development process
Findings from a unique market study revealing R&D platforms for developing therapeutic cancer vaccines
Health Blog Posts
22-Feb-2021
23-Dec-2020
The Difference Between Dietary Cholesterol and Blood Cholesterol
The real culprit is saturated fats, so your diet is still important
19-Feb-2020
SkinVision App Review – Instant Spot/Mole Assessment
Provides an early warning or peace of mind – good value for money either way
23-Feb-2016
3 Key Reasons for Having a Massage
11-Feb-2016
Chocolate - an innocent pleasure
Dark chocolate that retains flavonoids during manufacture could be good for your heart and mental health
Recent News
Verve Therapeutics' gene editing therapy may cure heart attacks once and for all
Bloomberg - 06-May-2022
Trials underway to test the safety, but affordability and acceptance of gene therapy are major concerns
Read more...Smartphones are soon to be upgraded as a skin cancer diagnostic tool in UK
pharmaphorum - 29-Apr-2022
AI based-DERM could speed up diagnosis by replacing dermatology appointments
Read more...Lab-made synthetic nerve transmits signal within a microsecond
Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN) - 28-Apr-2022
Light-driven artificial nerve could one day be used for medical devices or implants to cure diseases
Read more...miniPUMP - the next-best personalised human heart model for drug testing
New Atlas - 25-Apr-2022
Your cells as your own "organ-on-a-chip" model for heart disease
Read more...Epigenetic age identifies risk of dementia later in life
Feinberg School of Medicine - 20-Apr-2022
Epigenitic and brain aging markers provide insights on accelerated cognitive decline
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