health

Successful anti-aging would be over ten times better than curing all cancer

Posted in Science on 24th Nov, 2018
by Alex Muller

Tactical paths to bring longevity promoting therapeutics to market as quickly as possible.

Glowing chemical 'could aid brain cancer surgery'

Posted in Medicine on 6th Nov, 2018
by Alex Muller

A chemical that makes brain tumours glow pink could help surgeons to remove the cancer safely, a trial suggests.

MDMA therapy achieves astounding 76% success rate for treating PTSD

Posted in Medicine on 3rd Nov, 2018
by Alex Muller

Phase 2 trials of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy have proven extremely successful; FDA-treatment approval expected by 2021.

Idx raises $33 million for AI that detects eye disease and other conditions

Posted in Software on 19th Oct, 2018
by Alex Muller

One particularly powerful application for AI is in health care, where were already seeing early signs of its potential.

Enzyme to help smokers quit by eliminating nicotine in the blood before it reaches the brain

Posted in Medicine on 18th Oct, 2018
by Alex Muller

A new treatment for smoking cessation is ready to move into the first stages of human trials to test safety and efficacy.