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Jun 15, 2018
Scientists have found a single cell that can be used to regenerate an entire animal
Posted by Manuel Canovas Lechuga in category: biotech/medical
Some worms that inhabit lakes and rivers are capable of almost limitless regeneration.
Some worms that inhabit lakes and rivers are capable of almost limitless regeneration, and scientists have isolated the cell that allows them to perform their death-defying feats.
The ability of planarian flatworms to regrow severed heads and other body parts has been known for over a century, but new techniques have allowed a research team to discover how they do it.
Jun 15, 2018
When Healthcare ignores Mental Health: 200 common prescription medications increase depression risk
Posted by Alvaro Fernandez in categories: biotech/medical, health, neuroscience
Why is no one talking about this? — “More than one-third of U.S. adults are taking prescription medications that may lead to depression, new research finds. The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, warns that depression is a potential side effect of more than 200 commonly prescribed medications, including beta blockers for blood pressure, birth control pills, antacids, and painkillers.”
___ Many Americans taking common meds that may cause depression, study finds (CBS News): “More than one-third of U.S. adults are taking prescription medications that may lead to depression, new research finds. The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, warns that depression is a potential.
Jun 15, 2018
Brain Aging Correlates with Aortic Stiffness and Low Fitness
Posted by Nicola Bagalà in categories: biotech/medical, life extension, neuroscience
In case we needed more evidence that staying fit is good for you…
A study to be published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease shows a correlation between low fitness, aortic stiffness, and the cognitive decline typically observed during brain aging [1].
Study abstract
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Jun 15, 2018
Russia’s HIV/AIDS epidemic is getting worse, not better
Posted by Derick Lee in categories: biotech/medical, government, health
Almost anywhere in the world, an HIV-infected woman who has an uninfected partner and wants to have a baby would be first in line to receive ARVs. The challenges Katia faced in getting treatment amid Russia’s epidemic highlight the country’s faltering response, which critics have blasted as misguided, lackadaisical, and downright dismissive. Some federal health officials even question the term epidemic. “This is a very large and very serious epidemic, and certainly one of the few epidemics in the world that continues to get worse rather than get better,” says Vinay Saldanha, the Moscow-based regional director for the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. “This is a public health crisis.”
The government has begun to confront its shortcomings, but critics want more aggressive change.
Jun 15, 2018
Reports from the front line in the fight against aging. The science of healthy life extension. Activism and advocacy for longer, healthier lives
Posted by Steve Hill in categories: biotech/medical, life extension, science
July 12th sees us launch our first conference in New York City dedicated to the field of rejuvenation biotechnology, the science that seeks to end age-related diseases forever.
At the Frederick P. Rose Auditorium, Cooper Union in New York City, we will be hosting a special one-day conference focused on aging research and biotech investment. Developing therapies from initial concepts, through clinical testing, and ultimately to market takes a pipeline, and right now, that p…
Jun 15, 2018
Hong Kong Market Could Open Cash Flood Gates for U.S. Biotechs — Bioquark Inc.
Posted by Ira S. Pastor in categories: aging, biotech/medical, business, economics, finance, health, innovation, life extension, neuroscience, science
Jun 14, 2018
The Brilliant Ways UPS Uses Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning And Big Data
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: biotech/medical, business, drones, information science, robotics/AI
Autonomous deliveries and drones
UPS execs insist that the UPS driver is a core element to its success and the face of the company, but they have tested the use of drone deliveries for some applications including dropping essential supplies in Rwanda and demonstrating how medicine could be delivered to islands. In rural areas, where drones have open air to execute deliveries and the distance between stops makes it challenging for the drivers to be efficient, drones launched from the roofs of UPS trucks offer a solid solution to cut costs and improve service. Drones could also be deployed in UPS sorting facilities and warehouses to get items on high shelves or in remote areas.
The technology used by UPS generates a cache of data that opens up even more opportunities to become more efficient, improve the customer experience, innovate delivery solutions, and more. From optimizing the UPS network to driving operational improvements, big data and artificial intelligence are at the core of UPS’s business performance.
Jun 14, 2018
Microsoft making progress on quantum computer ‘every day’
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: biotech/medical, chemistry, computing, genetics, quantum physics
https://youtube.com/watch?v=doNNClTTYwE
Microsoft is “all-in” on building a quantum computer and is making advancements “every day”, according to one of the company’s top experts on the technology.
Julie Love (above), Director of Quantum Computing, called the firm’s push to build the next generation of computer technology “one of the biggest disruptive bets we have made as a company”.
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Jun 14, 2018
Why a 19-year-old Bitcoin millionaire built a working Dr. Octopus suit
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: biotech/medical, bitcoin, cyborgs, education
What would you do if you were a 19-year-old kid with $3.3 million? There are few people more equipped to answer that than teenaged bitcoin millionaire Erik Finman. His answer? You use some of that cash to build a Doctor Octopus-style exosuit and try and shake up the education system.