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Dec 15, 2019
Can you still function with half a brain?
Posted by Paul Battista in category: neuroscience
Dec 15, 2019
Magic mushrooms ‘reset’ depressed brain
Posted by Paul Battista in category: neuroscience
Psilocybin — the hallucinogenic ingredient in mushrooms — may help in depression, a study suggests.
Dec 15, 2019
Dr. David Sinclair Webinar – Lifespan: Why We Age – and Why We Don’t Have To
Posted by Paul Battista in categories: biotech/medical, genetics, life extension
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOTS0HS7aq4
As part of the LEAF Longevity Bookclub and to celebrate the launch of Dr. David Sinclair’s new book, Lifespan: Why We Age and Why We Don’t Have To, we hosted a special webinar on the 18th of September. The new book takes us on a journey through the biology of why we age and spotlights the exciting research being done in the lab today which could potentially change the way we treat the diseases of aging.
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Dec 15, 2019
Aubrey de Grey | Raching Escape Velocity in Longevity for Most Alive Today | VISION WEEKEND 2019
Posted by Paul Battista in category: life extension
Vision Weekend is the annual member gathering of Foresight Institute, a non-profit for advancing beneficial technologies for the long-term flourishing of life.
More info on speakers and program: https://foresight.org/vision-weekend-2019/.
Join Foresight Institute’s community: www.bit.ly/foresightnews
Dec 15, 2019
She’s 105. He’s 106. The world’s oldest living couple celebrates 80 years of marriage
Posted by Paul Battista in category: life extension
John and Charlotte Henderson, who met at the University of Texas Austin in 1934 and wed five years later, have been recognized by Guinness World Records for the longevity of their love.
Dec 15, 2019
Can We Reverse the Brain Damage That Drug Use Causes?
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: biotech/medical, neuroscience
Drugs can cause permanent harm to the brain. We’re only beginning to find ways to heal the hurt.
Dec 15, 2019
Delivering the goods: Drones and robots are making their way to your door
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: drones, robotics/AI
With companies offering free shipping to gain a competitive edge, radical new technologies are being tested to cut the cost of the supply chain’s expensive “last mile”.
Dec 15, 2019
Mathematician Terence Tao Cracks a ‘Dangerous’ Problem
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: mathematics
Tao has made huge progress on the Collatz conjecture, a simple-seeming puzzle that has bedeviled hapless mathematicians for decades.
Dec 15, 2019
Insights into anti-aging properties of experimental Alzheimer’s drug
Posted by Kevin Huang in categories: biotech/medical, life extension, neuroscience
Scientists from the Salk Institute for Biological Studies are homing in on exactly how two new experimental Alzheimer’s drugs could be generating the anti-aging effects seen in early animal studies. The discovery of a unique metabolic pathway, associated with both general aging and the onset of dementia, offers researchers novel directions for future anti-aging studies.
Salk researchers have been developing two experimental drugs for several years with a view on improving cognition and slowing the neurodegenerative decline associated with Alzheimer’s disease. Called CMS121 and J147, the drugs were effective in slowing the progression of Alzheimer’s in initial animal tests. However, the compounds also seemed to demonstrate signs of slowing down general markers of brain aging.
As the two drugs move toward human trials, the researchers have been working to uncover exactly what molecular mechanisms are at play to explain how they work. One potential mechanism was uncovered in early 2018 but that was only part of the story. Now, the Salk team has uncovered an exciting new molecular pathway, influenced by the two drugs, that could explain how the compounds slow down brain aging.
