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Diabetes treating ‘SGLT2 inhibitors’ named among top advances for preventing heart disease

By Brady Hartman on February 10, 2018

Summary: SGLT2 inhibitors, a widely heralded class of diabetes drugs, were shown to significantly lower the rates of heart failure and death in the CVD-REAL study. [This article first appeared on LongevityFacts. Author: Brady Hartman. ] The new SGLT2 inhibitors are a class of diabetes treatments shown in observational studies to have lower rates of heart failure and death when compared to other glucose-lowering… Continue reading "Diabetes treating ‘SGLT2 inhibitors’ named among top advances for preventing heart disease"
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Researchers Create Functioning Human Kidney Tissue

By Brady Hartman on February 10, 2018

Summary: In a first for medical science, researchers in the UK have successfully created functioning human kidney tissue, growing mini kidneys that produce urine. [This article has been updated on March 8, 2018, and first appeared on LongevityFacts. Author: Brady Hartman. ] In a first for medical science, researchers have successfully created human kidney tissue within a living organism which can produce urine. The study led… Continue reading "Researchers Create Functioning Human Kidney Tissue"
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AHA names PCSK9 inhibitor evolocumab as a top advance in heart disease

By Brady Hartman on February 9, 2018

Summary: The AHA names the PCSK9 inhibitor evolocumab as one of the top 10 heart disease and stroke advances of 2017 in its annual list published on February 8. However, this novel cholesterol-lowering drug carries a big price tag. [This article first appeared on LongevityFacts. Author: Brady Hartman. ] The AHA named the cholesterol-lowering drug evolocumab in its annual top 10 lists of major advances… Continue reading "AHA names PCSK9 inhibitor evolocumab as a top advance in heart disease"
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Do not go baldly into that good night

By Brady Hartman on February 9, 2018

A scientist gets to the roots of hair loss in a study published at the end of January, saying baldness is due to metabolic changes and free radical damage – and suggests ways to solve the problem. [This article first appeared on LongevityFacts. Author: Brady Hartman. ] Why We Grow Bald Scientists have identified at least nine mechanisms that underly the aging process, the… Continue reading "Do not go baldly into that good night"
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New hair-raising technique to decrease baldness

By Brady Hartman on February 8, 2018

A Japanese scientist regrows hair follicles at record rate using a special ingredient – this novel technique could revolutionize the treatment of baldness. [This article first appeared on the website LongevityFacts.com. Author: Brady Hartman. ] While scientists aim to lengthen our lifespans, at least they can lengthen our locks. Or even grow a full head of hair on a bald pate, in the near future.… Continue reading "New hair-raising technique to decrease baldness"
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The life extension and medical discoveries of January (Monthly article summary)

By Brady Hartman on February 6, 2018

In brief: An executive summary of the January reports on longevity science, life-extension treatments, telomeres, Alzheimer’s disease and various medical advances. [This article first appeared on the website LongevityFacts.com. Author: Brady Hartman. ] It’s been a fruitful month, with advancements in life-extension treatments, longevity science, telomere dynamics, dementia and various medical advances. Here’s a look back at the 23 reports of the past month.… Continue reading "The life extension and medical discoveries of January (Monthly article summary)"
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New blood test for Alzheimer’s could improve dementia treatment

By Brady Hartman on February 4, 2018

Summary: A novel blood test for Alzheimer’s disease has 90 percent accuracy, even if a person is at the earliest stages of Alzheimer’s disease, say a team of researchers from Australia and Japan, who add the blood test can detect early stages of dementia, three decades before the onset of symptoms. [This article first appeared on LongevityFacts. Author: Brady Hartman. ] A novel non-invasive blood… Continue reading "New blood test for Alzheimer’s could improve dementia treatment"
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New cancer vaccine eradicates 97% of tumors in mice

By Brady Hartman on February 1, 2018

Summary: A novel cancer vaccine activated T cells in tumors, destroying 97% of tumors in mice, and had ‘amazing, bodywide effects,’ Stanford University researchers reported. The researchers are recruiting lymphoma patients to test the approach in a clinical trial. [This article first appeared on the website LongevityFacts.com. Author: Brady Hartman. ] Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine used two novel agents to… Continue reading "New cancer vaccine eradicates 97% of tumors in mice"
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Revolutionary stealth virus holds promise for cancer therapy

By Brady Hartman on January 31, 2018

Up until now, viral vectors couldn’t be used widely in cancer therapy. Researchers just announced that they re-engineered an adenovirus with a novel stealth technique that enables it to be used to fight tumors. [This article first appeared on the website LongevityFacts.com. Author: Brady Hartman. ] Viral vectors are well-developed tools used by scientists to deliver genetic material into cells. Unfortunately, they haven’t worked well to treat cancer until… Continue reading "Revolutionary stealth virus holds promise for cancer therapy"
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Revolutionary gene edited CAR T cell therapy to treat lymphoma shows promise in cancer treatment

By Brady Hartman on January 29, 2018

Summary: After years of effort, this revolutionary gene-modified T cell therapy is bearing fruit in treating a type of lymphoma, a resistant form of cancer. [This article first appeared on the website LongevityFacts.com. Author: Brady Hartman. ] Thirty-seven-year-old Nick Asoian of Denver unsuccessfully fought Hodgkin’s Lymphoma using conventional cancer treatments for two years. In 2008, while in New Zealand for a ski race, Nick… Continue reading "Revolutionary gene edited CAR T cell therapy to treat lymphoma shows promise in cancer treatment"

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