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Humans may take on new forms through prosthetics or genetic engineering

Humans may take on new forms through prosthetics or genetic engineering

Daily Mail - 31-Jul-2017

NBIC technologies: Rise to possibilities for the domain of science fiction

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Magnetic Micro-Robots Could Transform Brain Surgery

Magnetic Micro-Robots Could Transform Brain Surgery

The Conversation (UK) - 26-Mar-2025

Tiny tools from Toronto offer a new way to perform brain surgery without opening the skull

Mars: humanity’s next frontier

Mars: humanity’s next frontier

The Conversation (UK) - 12-Dec-2024

Advancing technology brings us closer to life on the red planet

Muscle matters: building strength for healthy ageing

Muscle matters: building strength for healthy ageing

The Conversation (UK) - 27-Nov-2024

How exercise and nutrition can help you stay active, independent, and well as you grow older

Longevity divide: why olympic athletes live longer than AFL and rugby players

Longevity divide: why olympic athletes live longer than AFL and rugby players

The Conversation (UK) - 28-Oct-2024

Elite fitness doesn't guarantee a longer life—contact sports may carry hidden risks

Genes vs. diet: what really drives longevity?

Genes vs. diet: what really drives longevity?

The Conversation (UK) - 17-Oct-2024

New study finds calorie restriction aids longevity, but genetics may hold the ultimate key

China's got a problem: there are more deaths than babies being born

China's got a problem: there are more deaths than babies being born

The Conversation (UK) - 18-Jan-2024

Experts say China's population could shrink by half to 525 million by 2100

From quantified self to feeling free, ditching the smartwatch brings joy

From quantified self to feeling free, ditching the smartwatch brings joy

The Conversation (UK) - 01-Jan-2024

Study is based on interviews with amateur runners who don't use smartwatches

Darius Widera warns of rogue stem cell therapy clinics

Darius Widera warns of rogue stem cell therapy clinics

The Conversation (UK) - 14-Jul-2023

Unregulated clinics worldwide are offering unproven, dangerous treatments, exploiting regulatory loopholes and misleading desperate patients

Gut bacteria may have little or no impact on risk of chronic diseases or longevity

Gut bacteria may have little or no impact on risk of chronic diseases or longevity

The Conversation (UK) - 02-May-2023

Further studies required to better characterize the association between gut microbiota and its metabolites

Shorter lifespan in men linked with loss of male sex chromosome while aging

Shorter lifespan in men linked with loss of male sex chromosome while aging

The Conversation (UK) - 14-Jul-2022

Understanding how Y chromosome may contribute to age-related diseases can help prevent them

Short term exposure to particulate matter cause specific mortality

Short term exposure to particulate matter cause specific mortality

The Conversation (UK) - 08-Sep-2021

Exposure reduction targets aim to lower air pollution levels

Science predicts that theoretically we can live up to 150 years

Science predicts that theoretically we can live up to 150 years

The Conversation (UK) - 08-Jun-2021

Is it time to find ways to make it our average life expectancy?

Metabolic confusion diet probably has same effect as intermittent fasting

Metabolic confusion diet probably has same effect as intermittent fasting

The Conversation (UK) - 08-Dec-2020

Metabolic confusion diet may have other health benefits than just weight loss

Study links gut flora with Parkinson's and Alzheimer's

Study links gut flora with Parkinson's and Alzheimer's

The Conversation (UK) - 10-Nov-2020

Microbiome altering might help in preventing or delaying Parkinson's and Alzheimer's

Improving immune system in the elderly with the existing medicines

Improving immune system in the elderly with the existing medicines

The Conversation (UK) - 13-Oct-2020

Repurposing the potential existing drugs might eliminate the risk of developing infections

New technology will be needed to perform surgery in space

New technology will be needed to perform surgery in space

The Conversation - 08-Jul-2020

With increasing space flights it's inevitable that complex procedures will be carried out in microgravity

Endless benefits of exercise also seen in gut microbiome

Endless benefits of exercise also seen in gut microbiome

The Conversation - 16-Jun-2020

In both metabolic and physical levels, evidences gear towards positive effects

An anti ageing protein found in yeast cells

An anti ageing protein found in yeast cells

The Conversation (UK) - 20-May-2020

Works by inhibiting protein metabolism

Unsurprising ways to increase UK life expectancy up to 5 years

Unsurprising ways to increase UK life expectancy up to 5 years

The Conversation - 02-Mar-2020

Government taps doctors, scientists, and UK citizens' personal efforts to achieve this

Impact of physical activity on ageing and disease risk

Impact of physical activity on ageing and disease risk

The Conversation - 28-Nov-2019

Exercise program enrolled sedentary seniors and improved their memory in 12 weeks


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