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Jun 17, 2019
Pomegranate compound with anti-aging effects passes human trial
Posted by Paul Battista in categories: biotech/medical, life extension
Urolithin A, a metabolite of biomolecules found in pomegranates and other fruits, could help slow certain aging processes. EPFL spin-off Amazentis, in conjunction with EPFL and the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, has published a paper in the journal Nature Metabolism outlining the results of their clinical trial.
It is a fact of life that skeletal muscles begin to lose strength and mass once a person reaches the age of 50. A recent clinical trial involving two EPFL entities—spin-off Amazentis and the Laboratory of Integrative Systems Physiology (LISP) – showed that urolithin A, a compound derived from biomolecules found in fruits such as pomegranates, could slow down this process by improving the functioning of mitochondria—the cells’ powerhouses. A joint paper presenting the results of the trial, published today in Nature Metabolism, also demonstrates that ingesting the compound poses no risk to human health.
Jun 17, 2019
More on our “First Base”: How do we help protect astronauts from radiation on the surface of the moon?
Posted by Klaus Baldauf in category: space
Jun 17, 2019
Are China and US racing towards inevitable military confrontation in outer space?
Posted by Klaus Baldauf in categories: military, space
Beijing is still behind in terms of its space-based military capabilities, but the gap is closing fast, experts say.
Jun 17, 2019
Cosmologists Clash Over the Beginning of the Universe
Posted by Michael Lance in category: cosmology
What happened before the Big Bang? And what happened before that? Stephen Hawking’s answer—there was no beginning—is now the subject of intense debate.
A recent challenge to Stephen Hawking’s biggest idea — about how the universe might have come from nothing — has cosmologists choosing sides.
Jun 17, 2019
How China Is Creating the Factory of the Future
Posted by Derick Lee in categories: futurism, robotics/AI
By comparison, the next biggest market, Japan, will be responsible for 11% of all shipments over that same period and the U.S. for 7%. Developing-world markets Mexico, India, Thailand, Vietnam and Brazil will collectively buy just 5% of industrial robots.
China is setting the pace in automation to create the factory of the future.
Jun 17, 2019
Anti-aging compound from pomegranates proves promising in human clinical trials
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: biotech/medical, life extension
Since aging is a key driver of many diseases, targeting that process could be a handy catch-all for treating a range of diseases and improving quality of life for pretty much everybody. Researchers at EPFL have now reported a new step towards that goal, with human clinical trials of a fruit-derived compound showing promise in slowing mitochondrial aging in elderly patients, with no side effects found.
Jun 17, 2019
Aston Martin will race a detuned Valkyrie at Le Mans in the new Hypercar class
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: transportation
The Automobile Club de l’Ouest has announced a new top class for the Le Mans endurance race – a “hypercar” class that will begin in 2020–21, designed to entice some of the world’s most extreme streetcars to throw down and prove themselves. And one we’ll definitely see on track is the awesome Aston Martin Valkyrie.
Jun 17, 2019
A genetic mutation could help us understand how to stop pain
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: genetics
People like Jo Cameron, who can’t feel any pain, could help us find the on-off switch for suffering.
Jun 17, 2019
5 Things You Likely Never Knew About Apollo 11
Posted by Bruce Dorminey in category: futurism
On the cusp of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing, the technological history surrounding this one giant leap is full of surprises.