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SpaceX Rehearses Recovery of Astronauts During Ocean Landings, Builds Helipad on Ship

Posted by Genevieve Klien in biotech/medical, space travel

Nov 5
2018

SpaceX has started preparations for recovering International Space Station (ISS) astronauts during ocean touchdowns, conducting landing and patient loading rehearsals on their recovery ship GO Searcher.

NASA recently shared photos of the rehearsals on board GO Searcher, which has been upgraded with a medical treatment facility and a helipad in the center of the vessel.

SpaceX practiced how the helicopter will pick up astronauts and fly them to a nearby hospital, in case of a medical emergency.

‘Nanostraws’ safely deliver molecules to human cells in seconds

Posted by Genevieve Klien in biotech/medical

Nov 5
2018

Nanostraws could be a way to deliver molecules into many cells at once, which may one day improve gene therapy for cancer and other diseases.

Cell-Phone Radiation Can Cause Cancer in Rats. The Next Question: What Does it Mean For Humans?

Posted by John Gallagher in biotech/medical, mobile phones

Nov 5
2018

These results substantially change the debate on whether cell-phone use is a cancer risk at all.

The studies were nearly two decades in the making.

Stanford Breast Cancer Research Shows Pervasive Cell Spread

Posted by Genevieve Klien in biotech/medical

Nov 5
2018

Scientists have zeroed in on breast cancer cells’ most imminent danger lies in the spreading, which helps find new ways to prevent them.

Quantum Human Biology

Posted by Cathy Miller in biotech/medical, food, health, quantum physics

Nov 5
2018

Expert Panel Host: Dr Brian Clement
Conference Held at Adelphi University 2013.
(A podcast version of this video is available on iTunes.)

• Brian Clement — Learn how to transform your lifestyle from toxic and self-destructive to healthful and self-affirming, and experience renewed energy and vitality that will last a lifetime.

• Hippocrates Institute director, Brian Clement shows how the Hippocrates LifeForce program implements the use of raw living foods to help people maintain a healthful weight and stimulate natural immune defenses for other chronic illnesses.

• Discover how to develop the positive frame of mind that supports good health, learn how to make the transition to eating raw living foods at home, while dining out, and when traveling.

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I Took 9 Different Commercial DNA Tests and Got 6 Different Results

Posted by Genevieve Klien in biotech/medical

Nov 5
2018

Experts explained that the companies aren’t really doing science, so it’s not surprising that they produce different results.

New virus could help destroy cancer

Posted by Genevieve Klien in biotech/medical

Nov 5
2018

A new study investigates the potential use of a virus against cancer. Researchers hope that the findings will be useful for different types of cancer.

NAD+ Mouse Project a Record Breaker

Posted by Steve Hill in biotech/medical, life extension

Nov 5
2018

The NAD+ Mouse Project has ended in a record-breaking amount raised for a research project so far on Lifespan.io. The campaign ended yesterday after having raised a total of $75,285 and smashing three stretch goals!.

An amazing 321 people backed the campaign and they will get to enjoy a range of great donor rewards and know that they have been a part of launching a great experiment. Thanks to their help the researchers will now be able to test if NMN has potential as an anti-aging drug.

We are both humbled and so very grateful for the generous support of the NAD mouse project. As the excitement and potential of the NAD longevity field continues to grow, we can’t wait to see what we learn and report to our supporters about what NMN can do. – Dr. David Sinclair

FDA approves painkiller 1,000 times more powerful than morphine

Posted by Genevieve Klien in biotech/medical

Nov 4
2018

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — U.S. regulators on Friday approved a fast-acting, super-potent opioid tablet that is 10 times more powerful than Fentanyl and 1,000 times more potent than morphine.

The drug called Dsuvia was developed as an alternative to IV painkillers used in hospitals.

The decision by the Food and Drug Administration came over objections from critics who fear the pill will be abused. In a lengthy statement, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said there will be “very tight restrictions” placed on its distribution and it is intended only for supervised settings like hospitals.

Rutgers researchers advance stem cell therapy with biodegradable scaffold

Posted by Genevieve Klien in bioengineering, biotech/medical, life extension, nanotechnology, neuroscience

Nov 4
2018

Rutgers scientists have created a tiny, biodegradable scaffold to transplant stem cells and deliver drugs, which may help treat Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases, aging brain degeneration, spinal cord injuries and traumatic brain injuries.

Stem cell transplantation, which shows promise as a treatment for central nervous system diseases, has been hampered by low cell survival rates, incomplete differentiation of cells and limited growth of neural connections.

So, Rutgers scientists designed bio-scaffolds that mimic natural tissue and got good results in test tubes and mice, according to a study in Nature Communications. These nano-size scaffolds hold promise for advanced stem cell transplantation and neural tissue engineering. Stem cell therapy leads to stem cells becoming neurons and can restore neural circuits.