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Let’s hope this therapy works as well in humans as it does in rodents. They are currently recruiting for a human study. “The researchers believe the local application of very small amounts of the agents could serve as a rapid
See the documents here. Here’s what Fierce Biotech has to say: “While aspects of the framework are intended to ensure effective regenerative medicines reach patients as soon as possible, FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., also framed it as an attempt
Not surprising really, but good to remember. Put down the cupcakes! Here’s the story in the Atlantic. “A high-carb diet, and the attendant high blood sugar, are associated with cognitive decline.”
Here’s the latest from YC’s Sam Altman: “I’m excited to announce a new experiment we’re going to try: YC Bio. YC Bio is a new way for us to fund early-stage life science companies that are still in the lab
Lisa Mosconi, Assoc. Director of the Alzheimer’s Prevention Clinic at Weill Cornell Medical, makes the case that declining hormones may be to blame for higher rates of Alzheimer’s in women. Read it here. From her article: “In the next three
From Scientific American: “Minuscule blobs of human brain tissue have come a long way in the four years since scientists in Vienna discovered how to create them from stem cells. The most advanced of these human brain organoids — no
From Gizmodo: “Every generation has had its breakthrough that promised to, at long last, finally cure cancer, but this time around the chances of actually pulling it off are looking pretty good. Rapid advancement in fields like genetics have led
“New research from Alphabet’s life science company, Verily, and Google shows that one day there might be a far easier test to determine risk of heart disease. Researchers were able to find new indicators of heart disease risk present in
More digital medicine. From Engadget: “Pancreatic cancer has a very low survival rate, with just nine percent of patients surviving past five years. A major contributor to this rate is the fact that once those with pancreatic cancer start to
Here’s a thoughtful piece by Tyler Cowan on genetic engineering. He says, “There’s a lot of innovation going on in China these days, but perhaps not all of it is good. Chinese fertility centers are going well beyond American practices,
Remember how Amazon made shopping so much easier? Well, it won’t be too long (hopefully — as long as regulators don’t put up roadblocks) until AI moves into helping with medical care, an industry that desperately needs a disruption. Below
From CNN: “Marlette developed cysts and holes in the bones of his wrist. Doctors prescribed anti-inflammatory medications, but they only managed the pain, doing nothing to actually heal the problem. One day, his doctor, Dr. Bob Van Demark at Sanford
Almost every day, there is a new story about how the microbiome is linked to disease. Here’s one of the latest from the NYT. “Researchers have traced the cause of a baffling brain disorder to a surprising source: a particular
From GEN News: “Due to their innate nature to hide away and remain latent for extended periods of time, HIV infections have proven notoriously difficult to eliminate. Yet now, new data released from a research team led by investigators at
From Nature: “It may not be the most appetizing way to extend life, but researchers have shown for the first time that older fish live longer after they consumed microbes from the poo of younger fish. The findings were posted
From New Scientist: “BLOOD from the young seems to have healing powers, but how can we harness them without relying on donors? The discovery of a protein that keeps blood stem cells youthful might help.” […] “When Geiger’s team examined
“New research from Stanford shows that fitness monitors and other wearable biosensors can tell when an individual’s heart rate, skin temperature and other measures are abnormal, suggesting possible illness.” Read more here.
“Researchers in Japan who have been developing a cell therapy for macular degeneration received support from health authorities to begin a clinical trial using donor-derived induced pluripotent stem (IPS) cells converted to retinal cells. This will be the first trial
“Cancer tends to stick around because it’s practically invisible to the body’s own defenses: The immune system doesn’t recognize the rogue cells because they aren’t foreign invaders. To activate the immune system to attack cancer, scientists have tried all sorts
“The White House is giving a big boost to proponents of a federal Right to Try law that they contend would give terminally ill patients easier access to medicines that haven’t won approval from the Food and Drug Administration.” From