Aging Free - Longevity and Cryonics

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Protein could prevent brain damage caused by stroke

posted on 3/21/2017 1:04:00 PM

A small protein that could protect the brain from stroke-induced injury has been discovered by researchers from The University of Queensland and Monash University.

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Breakthrough discovery may make blood test feasible for detecting cancer

posted on 3/21/2017 12:51:00 PM

Doctors may soon be able to detect and monitor a patient's cancer with a simple blood test, reducing or eliminating the need for more invasive procedures, according to Purdue University research.

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Genome-based cholesterol drug boosts heart health

posted on 3/20/2017 5:50:00 AM

Treatment reduces the risk of heart attack and stroke, but might not live up to outsized expectations.

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New nano-implant could one day help restore sight

posted on 3/20/2017 4:50:00 AM

A team of engineers at the University of California San Diego and La Jolla-based startup Nanovision Biosciences Inc. have developed the nanotechnology and wireless electronics for a new type of retinal prosthesis that brings research a step closer to restoring the ability of neurons in the retina to respond to light.

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Gene editing tried in embryos

posted on 3/19/2017 6:56:00 PM

First results in viable human embryos reveal CRISPR’s biggest problem

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Gentle eugenics

posted on 3/19/2017 6:40:00 PM

Genetic tools offer the chance to eradicate hereditary diseases. Misused, they could become instruments for prejudice.

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Breaking up with death

posted on 3/19/2017 6:16:00 PM

Humanity has a complicated relationship with death. Will technology one day enable us to break up with it completely?

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Lab-grown mini-organs help model disease, test new drugs

posted on 3/16/2017 11:16:00 PM

Scientists have created a veritable zoo of “organoids,” including livers, pancreases, stomachs, hearts, kidneys, and even mammary and salivary glands

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Fancy a drink?

posted on 3/16/2017 9:23:00 PM

The average adult drinks about 1.7 litres of fluids a day: water, tea, coffee, soda, milk, fruit juice and more. But our ideas of what we should be drinking are clouded by urban myths, wishful thinking and dubious health claim