New Life Extension and Medical Discoveries of March 2018

In brief: An executive summary of the advancements in longevity science and medical discoveries reported on LongevityFacts during March 2018. [This article first appeared on LongevityFacts. Author: Brady Hartman. ]

Here’s a look back at last month’s advancements in the fields of medicine and life-extension. March 2018 included reports on discoveries in cancer; two articles on the anti-aging effects of nicotinamide riboside (NR) and nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN); the health benefits of calorie restriction and vitamin D; the detrimental effects of air pollution and lead poisoning, as well as many other discoveries in medicine and longevity science.

Anti-Aging Science

• New NR vitamin promising in aging adults.
• NMN and NAD Reverse Aging of Blood Vessels in New Study
• Calorie restriction improves our age-related diseases – new results of a landmark trial.
• Top Researchers Want to Beat Back Our Chronic Diseases of Aging
• Researchers catch the molecule triggering inflammation in autoimmune diseases

Healthy Living

• Lead Exposure Causes as Many Deaths as Smoking Suggests a New Study
• Tougher climate policies can save 153 million lives says a new study

Medical Advances

• Our Brain Learns Completely Differently Than Experts Assumed for Nearly A Century
• 7 Revolutionary Medical Technologies
• This New Cholesterol Drug Might Reduce Risk of Dying
• Our Enemy Within: Gut Bacteria Fuel Autoimmune Disease
• Fat cells move to heal bodies
• Regenerating new heart tissue to repair disease
• Researchers catch the molecule triggering inflammation in autoimmune diseases

Cancer

• Researchers Link Vitamin D to Reduced Cancer
• Daily Viagra May Reduce Colorectal Cancer Odds
• New Liquid Biopsy Tests Aim to Prevent Cancer Mortality
• Researchers Paint Bullseye on Target to Stop Tumor Metastasis
• UCSD researchers report these bacteria prevent skin cancer

Last Month’s Article Summary

Breakthrough life extension and medical discoveries of February 2018

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