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Apr 29, 2017

Life Extension and Insilico Medicine Use AI to Develop Ageless Cell

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, information science, life extension, robotics/AI

Fort Lauderdale, FL — Life Extension has partnered with Insilico Medicine to introduce Ageless Cell, the first supplement in its GEROPROTECT line to promote healthy aging by inhibiting cellular senescence.

Cellular senescence is a natural part of the aging process where cells no longer function optimally, affecting organ function, cellular metabolism, and inflammatory response. The accumulation of these senescent cells contributes to the process of aging. The Ageless Cell supplements inhibit the effects of cellular senescence by acting as geroprotectors, or interventions aimed to increase longevity and impede the onset of age-related diseases by targeting and inhibiting senescence-inducing pathways and inhibiting the development of senescent cells.

The partnership with Insilico Medicine allowed researchers to use deep learning algorithms to comb through hundreds of studies and thousands of data points — a process that could have taken decades — to identify four key anti-aging nutrients: N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine (NAC), myricetin, gamma-tocotrienol, and EGCG. These compounds target pathways that are known to contribute to or protect against the development of senescent cells.

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Apr 29, 2017

Scientists Have Observed Epigenetic Memories Being Passed Down for 14 Generations

Posted by in categories: bioengineering, biotech/medical, genetics

The most important set of genetic instructions we all get comes from our DNA, passed down through generations. But the environment we live in can make genetic changes, too.

Researchers have now discovered that these kinds of environmental genetic changes can be passed down for a whopping 14 generations in an animal – the largest span ever observed in a creature, in this case being a dynasty of C. elegans nematodes (roundworms).

To study how long the environment can leave a mark on genetic expression, a team led by scientists from the European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO) in Spain took genetically engineered nematode worms that carry a transgene for a fluorescent protein. When activated, this gene made the worms glow under ultraviolet light.

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Apr 29, 2017

Pocket Doctor

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

A doctor in your pocket.

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Apr 29, 2017

Four New Types Of Blood Cell Were Just Discovered

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Scientists discovered four new types of blood cells.

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Apr 29, 2017

The Patch That Makes Vaccines More Accessible

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Afraid of needles? You may want to look into this patch.

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Apr 29, 2017

You VR Takes You on a Tour of The Human Body

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, virtual reality

It’s like a real-life version of a “Magic Schoolbus” episode.

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Apr 29, 2017

#ymazing interview with Natasha Vita-More (Professor, University of Advancing Technology) about #AI and the future of humanity

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, business, cyborgs, robotics/AI, transhumanism

Natasha is faculty and Program Lead of Graduate Studies at the University of Advancing Technology. Her book The Transhumanist Reader — Classical and Contemporary essays on the Science, Technology and Philosophy of the Human Future is the most read book on transhumanism. She designed the first whole body prosthetic and establishing groundbreaking science on long-term memory after vitrification of C. elegans. Her creative works have been featured in WIRED, The New York Times, The Observer, MIT Technology Review, U.S. News and World Report, YMAZING smile and in more than a dozen documentaries. She is Chair of Humanity Plus.

Natasha Vita-More World Business Dialogue #facingchange #20thwbdialogue #FutureOfHumanity #wow #ymazing Sam Dawkins

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Apr 29, 2017

Cell Aging Solved, Full Telomere Lengthening Solution Trial late 2017- w/Dr. Bill Andrews

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, life extension

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TFHppPkvsM&feature=share

Over 2 million for one human treatment. Late 2017 trial on thumb sized primates.


This is perhaps the most significant medical breakthrough in human history. Dr. Bill Andrews explains the primate trial starting late 2017 and the first human treatments that are planned to fully lengthen human telomeres. While the treatment is expensive, the money will go towards finding a less expensive option so more people can afford the treatments. This is a segment cut from the full episode recorded March 22nd, 2017.

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Apr 29, 2017

Parkinson’s linked to gut bacteria

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, food, health, neuroscience

For the first time, researchers have found a functional link between the bacteria in the gut and the onset of Parkinson’s disease, one of the world’s most common debilitating brain disorders.

A team of scientists from several institutions in the United States and Europe showed how changing the bacteria in the guts of mice affected the manifestation of Parkinson’s symptoms — even including bacteria taken from the guts of humans with the disease.

The findings suggest a new way of treating the disease: The best target for treatment may be the gut, rather than the brain. The researchers hope the new information can be used to develop “next generation” probiotics, more sophisticated than the sort of probiotics found on the shelves of health food stores today.

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Apr 28, 2017

Scientists Discover Extinct Human DNA in Cave Dirt

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, genetics

A group of German scientists have found the DNA of extinct humans — without finding any skeletal remains.

The researchers, who are currently excavating even dig sites in Belgium, Croatia, France, Russia and Spain, have found genetic remains of ancient humans like the Neanderthals and their cousins, the Denisovans, in sediment samples, the New York Times reports.


Ancient human DNA has been found in cave dirt in Croatia, but without any skeletal remains, scientists say.

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