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Feb 15, 2023

‘It became me’: Studies show that revolutionary new brain chips may bend your mind in strange and troubling ways

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, computing, cyborgs, neuroscience

Musk’s company is far from the only group working on brain-computer interfaces, or systems to facilitate direct communication between human brains and external computers. Other researchers have been looking into using BCIs to restore lost senses and control prosthetic limbs, among other applications. While these technologies are still in their infancy, they’ve been around long enough for researchers to increasingly get a sense of how neural implants interact with our minds. As Anna Wexler, an assistant professor of philosophy in the Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy at the University of Pennsylvania, put it: “Of course it causes changes. The question is what kinds of changes does it cause, and how much do those changes matter?”

Feb 15, 2023

This bionic finger renders 3D images of objects

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, cyborgs, transhumanism

Time to replace X-ray machines with bionic fingers.

A team of researchers at Wiyu University (WYU) in China has created a bionic finger that can create 3D maps of the interiors of any object just by poking it gently and repeatedly, according to a press release.

Imagine your son or daughter has an electronic toy train that they love to play with, but then due to some problem, the train stops working, and your kid starts crying… More.

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Feb 15, 2023

Study confirms brain changes in fighter pilots, similar to astronauts

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, neuroscience

Pilots with considerable flight experience ‘showed specific brain connectivity patterns in areas related to processing sensorimotor information’.

Research has analyzed the brain activity of F16 fighter pilots to learn how they adapt to altered gravity levels and rapidly process conflicting sensory information, which can be similar to those experienced by astronauts.

The team used MRI scans to conclude that pilots with considerable flight experience “showed specific brain connectivity patterns in areas related to processing sensorimotor information. They also showed differences in brain connectivity compared with non-pilots,” according to a press release.

Feb 15, 2023

Active compound in an edible mushroom is found to boost memory

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, food, health, neuroscience

The compound inside the mushroom could be used to treat Alzheimer’s.

An active compound found in an edible mushroom may just be able to improve nerve growth and enhance memory leading to treatments for debilitating diseases such as Alzheimer’s.

The mushroom can be found in North America, Europe, and Asia. In traditional Chinese medicine, it is used to boost the immune system and improve digestive health.

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Feb 15, 2023

British man awarded doctorate 52 years after starting his Ph.D

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Some problems need a lifetime of thinking.

Nick Axten was recently awarded his doctoral degree by the University of Bristol in the U.K. While doctoral students usually take five or six years to complete their program, it took Nick 52 years to go from Mr. Axten to Dr. Axten.

Problems that take a lifetime.

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Feb 15, 2023

What time you exercise may be more important than the workout itself

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, life extension

The Methuselah Foundation is a non-profit medical charity focused on extending the healthy human lifespan by making 90 the new 50 by 2030. Our goal is to accelerate results in the longevity field, as well as the biotechnology, regenerative medicine, life sciences sectors. We incubate and sponsor mission-relevant ventures, fund research, and support projects and prizes.

Feb 15, 2023

Loneliness: The unspoken side-effect of aging

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, life extension, neuroscience

When people talk about the problems of aging, they most often focus on aches and pains, chronic conditions like heart failure or diabetes, and neurological disorders like Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s. Often overlooked is the extremely common problem of loneliness.

Feb 15, 2023

Blockchain and crypto are rewriting the rules about longevity funding

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, blockchains, life extension

The Methuselah Foundation is a non-profit medical charity focused on extending the healthy human lifespan by making 90 the new 50 by 2030. Our goal is to accelerate results in the longevity field, as well as the biotechnology, regenerative medicine, life sciences sectors. We incubate and sponsor mission-relevant ventures, fund research, and support projects and prizes.

Feb 15, 2023

Stopping Alzheimer’s disease before it erases memories, personalities and lives?

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Yes, it’s possible. Using genomic technologies and specialized mouse models to develop preventative therapies, JAX scientists aim to stop Alzheimer’s before it starts.

Feb 15, 2023

RNA’s ‘joints’ play key role in our gene expression, scientists find

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, evolution, life extension, neuroscience

University of Chicago scientists have discovered a new wrinkle in our understanding of how our genes work. The team, led by Chuan He, the UChicago John T. Wilson Distinguished Service Professor of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, shed light on a longstanding puzzle involved in a common way our genes are modified that is known as RNA methylation.

Published Jan. 27 in Science, the finding could have implications for for disease, as well as our picture of gene expression, development, and evolution.

For more than a decade, Chuan He’s laboratory has been focused on trying to unravel the puzzle of a phenomenon called RNA methylation, which we are increasingly understanding plays a key role in our bodies and lives—everything from cancer to PTSD to aging.

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