Mirror bacteria could harm humans, animals, and plants by bypassing natural defenses
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Implantable sensors revolutionize real-time inflammation tracking
EurekAlert! - 05-Dec-2024Breakthrough technology measures protein changes to monitor and prevent disease
Precision genetics: unlocking the secrets of mutation
Harvard University - 13-Nov-2024A revolutionary tool targets specific genes, advancing our understanding of evolution and disease
Nanoparticles deliver tools to fix gene mistakes in lung cells
The Scientist - 15-Oct-2024Tests in mice and human cells show long-lasting gene correction
Food dye turns tissues transparent, revolutionizing medical imaging
The Guardian - 05-Sep-2024Food dye reveals hidden organs and veins by making tissues transparent
Revolutionary SPARXS technique accelerates DNA research by decades
Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) - 22-Aug-2024New method speeds up DNA analysis, unlocking advances in genetics and medicine
Senescent cells, traditionally linked to ageing, surprisingly play vital roles in body
Science - 20-Jun-2024This could have implications for developing new therapies
Personalized nutrition app Zoe's claims face scrutiny over scientific validity
The Guardian - 18-May-2024Experts raise concerns about the effectiveness of its methods
Scientists map a tiny piece of human brain involved in memory, emotions and thinking
Singularity Hub - 13-May-2024Dataset may hold valuable insights to unlock neurological mysteries
Scientists overcome hurdles to design human artificial chromosomes
Singularity Hub - 26-Mar-2024New technique delivers more genetic material, paving way for safer & effective gene therapies
AI-powered RoboChem for faster, more efficient drug discovery
Interesting Engineering - 25-Jan-2024Autonomous robot outperforms scientists, accelerating the path to new pharmaceuticals
New ultrasonic 3D printing tech mends broken hearts and bones without surgery
Singularity Hub - 10-Dec-2023Sound waves and a special ink to print custom implants and deliver drugs directly to injured tissues
New brain atlas reveals thousands of previously unknown cell types
New Scientist - 12-Oct-2023Could lead to new insights into neurological and mental health conditions
New AI tool predicts genetic mutations that could cause disease
The Guardian - 19-Sep-2023AlphaMissense is a game-changer in genetic research for human health
Epigenetic insights: developmental changes in DNA linked to lifespan in mammals
EurekAlert! - 10-Aug-2023Universal clock based on methylation profiles to accurately predict age in all mammalian species
Taurine linked to extended lifespan and improved health in animals
BBC - 08-Jun-2023Anti-aging benefits found of taurine in animal studies, but no evidence to support supplementation in humans yet
Cancer in the young: A global trend raising alarms and spurring research
New Scientist - 29-Mar-2023From diet to lifestyle, experts explore potential culprits behind this worrying trend
Gut microbiome linked to brain damage and neurodegeneration in mice
EurekAlert! - 12-Jan-2023Modifying gut microbiota with antibiotics reduced inflammation and tau-linked damage
Universal flu vaccine protects against all 20 strains of flu virus
BBC - 25-Nov-2022Breakthrough innovation that simultaneously induces antibodies against multiple antigens
Researchers found a missing genetic link that helps melanoma cells defeat mortality
EurekAlert! - 10-Nov-2022Mutations in a telomere binding protein provide a new approach to treat melanoma and other cancers
Shorter lifespan in men linked with loss of male sex chromosome while aging
The Conversation (UK) - 14-Jul-2022Understanding how Y chromosome may contribute to age-related diseases can help prevent them
Advancements in organ biofabrication may lead to build human heart for transplant
Harvard University - 07-Jul-2022Helical structure of heart muscles helps understand the functioning of heart
Old skin transplants in young organisms reverses aging, show rejuvenation
Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 01-Jul-2022Upregulation of VEGF-A could be a potentially effective anti-aging therapy
Non-invasive technique for gut health monitoring
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich) - 12-May-2022Gene modification in bacteria using CRISPR array provide direct information of active gut genes
Low-calorie diet during active period of the cycle increased lifespan in mice
UT Southwestern Medical Center - 05-May-2022Triple the effect seen over simply restricting calorie intake
Mutational signatures- a step closes to personalised cancer treatment
BBC - 21-Apr-2022Instead of caterogising cancer based on the effected body part or type, whole-genome sequencing could be more practical
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Limiting calories rewires immuno-metabolic function for longer healthspan in humans
GEN News - 14-Feb-2022Protein produced by macrophages was identified as a key player of calorie restriction
New study reversed paralysis and repaired spinal cord injuries in mice
Science Focus - 12-Nov-2021For decades, a major challenge for scientists is central nervous system. That don't have signifi...
Rockfish that lives more than 200 years unveiled genes for longevity
Scientific American - 11-Nov-2021Insights on longer-living species could offer the targets for extending lifespan in humans
Reversible reprogramming regenerates cardiac tissue after a heart attack
Endpoints News - 23-Sep-2021Possibility of regeneration: A boon to the broad rejuvenation field
OMEGA, a new powerful gene-editing system similar to CRISPR or so much better
New Atlas - 16-Sep-2021Potential RNA-guiding enzymes that are capable of editing and modifying DNA in human cells
Scientists uncover patterns of metabolism in humans across the life course
BBC - 13-Aug-2021Metabolism remained same throughout the mid-life and starts to decline only at 60 years
Latest AI tool predicts proteins structures in just 10 minutes
SciTechDaily - 17-Jul-2021Freely accessible software from GitHub to help scientists speedup their research process
Suppressing bacterial hydrogen sulfide can make potent antibiotics
Phys.org - 10-Jun-2021Enhancement of bactericidal effect at the same antibiotic dose
Sense of touch improved performance of a robotic arm
Medgadget - 21-May-2021Brain implants enabled sensory and motor feedback to robotic arm, resembling human abilities
NMN improved muscle glucose uptake in prediabetic women
Medical Xpress - 22-Apr-2021Further studies to confirm clinical benefits of this anti-aging compound in a large sample
Wild Biotech's unique database maps new targets for human diseases
Longevity Technology - 29-Mar-2021Huge database of wildlife gut microbiota could screen potential therapies within days
Building digital twins for effective & personalized medicine
Science - 12-Mar-2021Computer models to predict disease prognosis, health care needs, and fight future pandemics
Lab grown bile duct organoids could restore liver health in humans
Medical Xpress - 18-Feb-2021Cholangiocyte-based therapy repairs bile ducts, offers hope to repair damaged donor livers
Stool transplants help skin cancer patients respond to immunotherapy
Guardian - 04-Feb-2021Poop to pill: fecal transplants restore healthy gut microbes boosting immunity to fight cancer
Regenerating eyes could be a reality
ScienceAlert - 08-Oct-2020Temporarily reactivating dormant genes could allow body to repair and regrow retinal cells
Novel ageing pathway slows ageing of yeast cells in silico
CNN - 21-Jul-2020It's a long way to go to having an effect in humans in vivo, but an interesting approach
Boosting Gpld1 protein could have same benefits as exercise
Medical Xpress - 09-Jul-2020I'm sure there's more to exercise than this, but an interesting start to a potential wonder drug
Scientists can control target nerve cells in living nematodes
New Scientist - 19-Mar-2020Until now there has been no way to control only a selected group of nerve cells
Small molecule oral drug could treat influenza A
Phys.org - 11-Mar-2019Targets seasonal and pandemic strains of flu
Threefold increase in asteroid strikes over last 300m years
Guardian - 17-Jan-2019Now every million years... do due one any day now!
Photosynthesis fix boosts crop growth by 40%
Independent - 04-Jan-2019More efficient photorespiration pathway could result in greater crop production
Llama blood clue to beating all flu
BBC - 02-Nov-2018Llama antibodies able to attack parts of flu virus that don't mutate
A massive study of family trees finds no gene for longevity
MIT Technology Review - 01-Mar-2018Birth and death dates of more than 86 million people compared. Studied family trees over the las...
CRISPR Toolkit Expands With Trio of New Tricks
Singularity Hub - 27-Feb-2018New CRISPR technologies are CAMERA, DETECTR, and SHERLOCK. CAMERA reads out for the cell’s histo...
Hunting Unknown Viruses To Prevent Next Pandemic
Futurism - 23-Feb-2018Scientists estimate still 1.6 million viruses to discover. Half of those could infect and cause ...
Mini-tumours created to battle cancer
BBC - 22-Feb-2018Biopsies were taken and grown into miniature 3D cancerous organs in the lab. 100% accurate at te...
Blood test detects eight common forms of cancer
BBC - 19-Jan-2018Looks for mutations in 16 genes and eight proteins that regularly arise in cancer. Blood test de...
Scientists remove retroviral DNA from pig's genetic code
Independent - 10-Aug-2017Possible to breed pigs to harvest their organs to meet the demand for new tissue
Exoskeleton Adapts While It’s Worn
Scientific American - 27-Jul-2017New approach improves endurance by lowering the wearer’s energy exertion. Software-controlled an...
Brain implant turns 'loser' mice into aggressive fighters
Ars Technica - 18-Jul-2017In tube test the mice who shoves the most wins the dominance game. Scientists used optogenetics ...
Living Forever
Proto - 13-Jun-2017Review of current thinking from the Massachusetts General Hospital - the largest teaching hospita...
Naked mole rat can survive with hardly any oxygen
New Scientist - 20-Apr-2017Long-lived for its size and rarely gets cancer. Oxygen level of 5 per cent (compared to 20% in a...
Scientists Discover Master Regulator of Cellular Aging
Scripps Research Institute - 12-Jan-2017Newly discovered a protein, named TZAP, binds the ends of chromosomes. TZAP controls a process c...
Influence of the "first flu"
BBC - 11-Nov-2016UK expert said 2 hemagglutinin could explain different patterns in flu pandemics
First flu affects lifetime risk
BBC - 11-Nov-2016Research finds there are only two types of hemagglutinin protein on surface of influenza A virus....
Novel proteins created using digital evolution
Kurzweil Network - 10-May-2016University of North Carolina scientists are engineering proteins with functionality that nothing ...
Nicotinamide riboside (NR) stops the aging process in organs
Kurzweil Network - 06-May-2016EPFL researchers restore ability of mice organs to regenerate – also extending life. Administeri...
No stem cells required
Science Daily - 28-Apr-2016Gladstone Institutes has used chemicals to transform human skin cells into heart cells. 97% of c...
Creating custom drugs on a portable device
Kurzweil Network - 01-Apr-2016MIT develops portable pharmaceutical manufacturing system that can be reconfigured to produce a v...
Cancer: lifestyle risk or just bad luck?
BBC - 17-Dec-2015New study published in Nature concludes only 10-30% of cancers were down to “luck”. A January re...
Harvard professor believes anti-aging pill is only a few years away
Sydney Morning Herald - 03-Oct-2015If the greatest driver of disease in old age is old age itself, then why not find a cure for agei...
Human Longevity Inc aiming for 1 million genome study
Next Big Future - 16-Jun-2015HLI (Human Longevity Inc) has purchased two Illumina HiSeq X Ten Sequencing Systems to study inte...
Single test identifies past exposure virus infections –
BBC - 04-Jun-2015Another step closer to instant diagnosis from a pin prick of blood. Average human have 10 infect...
Brain-reading implant controls arm
BBC - 22-May-2015“Two tiny sensors were implanted into his brain to monitor the activity of around 100 neurons.” –...
Biologists discover the key mechanism that triggers human ageing
ScienceAlert - 01-May-2015Accumulated alterations in the structure of heterochromatin may be a major underlying cause of ce...
Climate Change on Mars
EARTH Magazine - 11-Jan-2002Severe episodic or catastrophic phenomena are much more common in nature than we have thought. T...
