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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.
Anti-aging treatment against senescent cells
Posted in Medicine on 13th Oct, 2018
by Alex Muller
Unity Biotechnology is developing treatments to eliminating senescent cells, which are a fundamental mechanism of aging.
Mice given dasatinib-quercitin lived 36% longer and in better health
Posted in Medicine on 5th Oct, 2018
by Alex Muller
Mayo Clinic anti-aging researcher James Kirkland published about a drug combination that can slow and reverse senescent cells in mice.