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Antiaging Treatments that are Closest to FDA Approval
Posted in Medicine on 17th Jan, 2020
by Alex Muller
There are a few dozen antiaging rejuvenation treatments that are progressing through pre-clinical and clinical trials. Lifespan.io is tracking the antiaging rejuvenation treatments on a rejuvenation roadmap. Two treatments are in phase 3 clinical trial.
New Harvard study fights fat with salty, icy injections
Posted in Medicine on 16th Jan, 2020
by Alex Muller
Injecting an icy saline slurry into fat deposits could be a new fat-reduction
Algorithm Identifies New Treatment for Neuroblastoma
Posted in Medicine, Science on 12th Jan, 2020
by Alex Muller
Using a computer algorithm, scientists at Uppsala University have identified a promising new treatment for neuroblastoma. This form of cancer in children, which occurs in specialised nerve cells in the sympathetic nervous system, may be life-threatening.
US cancer death rates report reveals sharpest ever single-year decline
Posted in Medicine on 9th Jan, 2020
by Alex Muller
The steady decline is attributed to a range of factors, with the period examined including the sharpest one-year decline ever recorded.
Novel dementia vaccine on track for human trials within two years
Posted in Medicine on 2nd Jan, 2020
by Alex Muller
The researchers suggest this "dementia vaccine" is now ready for human trials, and if successful could become the “breakthrough of the next decade.”