Part II of the Bioquark Inc. show on Grognostics — https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/grognostics/e/53166919?autoplay=true
Dr. Aubrey de Grey, is a world-famous author and biomedical gerontologist and Chief Science Officer of the SENS Research Foundation. His acclaimed lectures worldwide, include Israel and Russia and Ted Talks.
Bill Faloon, is the highly respected author of numerous articles and books, most recently: Pharmocracy II: How Corrupt Deals and Misguided Medical Regulations Are Bankrupting America—And What to Do about It.
Summary: A new report provides good news for warding off stroke and hardening of the arteries, two diseases of aging. Combining blood-pressure-lowering drugs with cholesterol-lowering medications reduced first-time strokes by 44%, according to a report by the AHA/ASA. [This article first appeared on the website LongevityFacts.com. Author: Brady Hartman. ]
Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death in the US and a disease of aging that grows more prevalent with each birthday.
Now, a report says a new drug regimen promises to cut that risk nearly in half.
A simple technique to measure the amount of amyloid beta in the brain could improve diagnosis and drug trials for Alzheimer’s disease, according to the results of new research.
A simple blood test
Japanese researchers led by Dr. Katsuhiko Yanagisawa have published a new study suggesting that a screening test could help to boost the success rate of Alzheimer’s drug research. The research team has shown that a simple blood test can accurately measure the amount of amyloid beta, a protein that appears in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease.
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SciShow created a well-produced video on why whales don’t get cancer. The video shows how researchers have discovered extra cancer-fighting genes in elephants and whales and plan to apply these lessons to fighting cancer in humans.
(video) Researchers are investigating why blue whales don’t get cancer and plan to apply this lessons to fighting cancer in humans.
By Ziba Kashef
Building on prior research that examined the use of an arthritis medication to treat vitiligo, a team of Yale dermatologists has successfully applied a novel combination therapy — the medication and light — to restore skin color in patients.
Tickling the brain with low-intensity electrical stimulation in a specific area can improve verbal short-term memory. Mayo Clinic researchers report their findings in Brain.
The researchers found word recall was enhanced with stimulation of the brain’s lateral temporal cortex, the regions on the sides of the head by the temples and ears. Patients recalled more words from a previously viewed list when low-amplitude electrical stimulation was delivered to the brain. One patient reported that it was easier to picture the words in his mind for remembering.
“The most exciting finding of this research is that our memory for language information can be improved by directly stimulating this underexplored brain area,” says Michal Kucewicz, Ph.D., a Mayo Clinic researcher in the Department of Neurology and co-first author. Dr. Kucewicz compares the stimulation to “tickling” the brain.
Warning over wider global health impacts after findings reveal hundreds of tonnes of colistin – the ‘antibiotic of last resort’ – are being shipped to India’s farms.
Thu 1 Feb 2018 05.50 EST Last modified on Thu 1 Feb 2018 11.20 EST.
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I suspect this will be the hands for ATLAS. being field tested by human volunteers to see what it needs to do for average use. And, then blow that away within a few years.
Johnny Matheny is the first person to live with an advanced mind-controlled robotic arm. Last December, researchers from Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab delivered the arm to Matheny at his home in Port Richey, Florida. Aside from the occasional demo, this is the first time the Modular Prosthetic Limb (MPL) has spent significant time out of the lab.
