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Oct 9, 2017
Can Coffee Prevent Type 2 Diabetes?
Posted by Brady Hartman in categories: biotech/medical, health
A growing body of evidence shows that coffee prevents type 2 diabetes.
Type 2 diabetes is a massive health problem that’s about to get worse. A recent study concluded that 40% of Americans alive today are expected to get the disease. Left untreated, the soaring blood sugar caused by type 2 diabetes creates serious health problems throughout the body, including heart disease, stroke, loss of limbs, kidney failure, blindness, and double the risk of death.
Research has shown that drinking coffee is a way to prevent type 2 diabetes.
Oct 9, 2017
NASA may alter the DNA of astronauts who journey to Mars
Posted by Carse Peel in categories: biotech/medical, space travel
NASA’s acting chief technologist, Dr Douglas Terrier, made the comments ahead of an appearance at the Codex innovation summit, held in London.
One of the techniques currently under development that it is following is NMN, a compound expected to enter clinical trials after it was shown to rejuvenate elderly mice in laboratory tests.
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Oct 8, 2017
CRISPR Is on the Cusp of Eradicating a Host of Diseases
Posted by Carse Peel in categories: bioengineering, biotech/medical
Thanks to the gene editing tool CRISPR, the global medical community is on the brink of treating a host of serious diseases, if not eradicating them.
Using sound waves, scientists sort markers for cancer and other diseases such as kidney disease, neurodegenerative diseases and other conditions.
Link to article: https://phys.org/news/2017-09-blood-tissue-biopsies.html
Oct 8, 2017
Age Reversal Breakthrough
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: biotech/medical, life extension
Oct 8, 2017
Spinach leaves could be used for heart tissue
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: biotech/medical
Oct 7, 2017
Photographic Age Biomarker in Mice
Posted by Steve Hill in categories: biotech/medical, information science, life extension, robotics/AI
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Oct 7, 2017
A new surgical glue can seal wounds in just 60 seconds
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: biotech/medical
Oct 6, 2017
A novel textile material that keeps itself germ-free
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: biotech/medical, materials
Scientists have developed a novel weapon in the battle against deadly hospital-acquired infections — a textile that disinfects itself.
And independent tests show it can reduce bacteria levels by more than 90 per cent.
By incorporating the specially-engineered textile in a device designed to be used on hospital doors instead of the traditional aluminium door plate, that part of the door that people push to open it — they aim to bolster hand hygiene.