medicine

The First Evidence That Drugs Could Turn Back the Clock on Our Biological Age

Posted in Medicine on 17th Sep, 2019
by Alex Muller

While not a massive change, the results caught the team off guard. “I’d expected to see slowing down of the clock, but not a reversal,” said Horvath. “That felt kind of futuristic.”

Microbiome found to influence gut serotonin production and blood sugar levels

Posted in Medicine on 17th Sep, 2019
by Alex Muller

“We found that the microbiome worsens our metabolism by signaling to cells in the gut that produce serotonin,”

Infamous 'hunger hormone' linked to memory deficits in Alzheimer’s disease

Posted in Medicine on 5th Sep, 2019
by Alex Muller

If validated by future work, however, this mechanism could be effectively targeted to slow, or even stop, some cognitive decline associated with not just Alzheimer’s disease, but aging on general.

Can low gravity kill cancer? Scientists prepare to study cells in space

Posted in Medicine, Science on 5th Sep, 2019
by Alex Muller

Early indications that space can kill off the majority of cancer cells without the need for drugs.

Juvenescence Raises $100 Million With Goal of Increasing Human Lifespan to 150 Years

Posted in Business, Medicine on 29th Aug, 2019
by Alex Muller

The Juvenescence teams believes within five to seven years at least four anti-aging products will be on the market from their portfoilo of about one dozen antiaging companies.