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UCSD researchers report these bacteria prevent skin cancer

By Brady Hartman on March 1, 2018

Summary: UCSD researchers just reported that a strain of bacteria prevents skin cancer. [This article first appeared on LongevityFacts. Author: Brady Hartman. ] The human microbiome is emerging a major player in protecting our health and researchers at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) just reported that some strains of skin bacteria safeguard against cancer. Leading the study is Richard Gallo, MD, Ph.D.,… Continue reading "UCSD researchers report these bacteria prevent skin cancer"
Anti-Aging Science, Medical Advances
Recap – life extension and medical discoveries of February 2018

By Brady Hartman on March 1, 2018

In brief: An executive summary of the cancer treatment advances, longevity science, and other medical discoveries reported on LongevityFacts during February 2018. [Article by Brady Hartman. ] Here’s a look back at the previous month’s advancements in the fields of medicine and life-extension. February 2018 was a record-breaking month with 38 articles, including reports on a rapamycin clinical trial, aging clock, maximum human… Continue reading "Recap – life extension and medical discoveries of February 2018"
Anti-Aging Science
New AI-based Tool to Track and Rewind Our Body’s Aging Clock

By Brady Hartman on February 28, 2018

Summary: Company develops an accurate AI-based ‘Aging Clock’ that tells our biological age for free on its website, and helps us to rewind our individual clock. [This article has been updated and first appeared on the LongevityFacts website under the title ‘New AI-based app measures our body’s aging clock and helps us to rewind it.’ Author: Brady Hartman. ] Every single one of… Continue reading "New AI-based Tool to Track and Rewind Our Body’s Aging Clock"
Medical Advances
Using big data analysis to significantly boost cancer treatment effectiveness

By Brady Hartman on February 28, 2018

Summary: Treatability of cancer was raised to over 80% by a new intelligent system that sifts through massive genetic datasets to pinpoint targets for cancer treatment, say these scientists. [This article first appeared on LongevityFacts. Author: Brady Hartman. ] Scientists in Singapore have discovered a significantly improved way to treat cancer by listening to many different computer programs rather than just one. Their new computer… Continue reading "Using big data analysis to significantly boost cancer treatment effectiveness"
Anti-Aging Science
Predicting our body’s biological age with a urine test

By Brady Hartman on February 27, 2018

Summary: Aging biomarkers found in a simple urine test can potentially measure how much our body has aged and could predict our future health. [This article has been updated and first appeared on LongevityFacts under the title ‘Predicting our body’s biological age with a pee test.’ Author: Brady Hartman. ] Determining our biological age and future risk of ill health may be as simple as a… Continue reading "Predicting our body’s biological age with a urine test"
Medical Advances
These Cancer Vaccines Prevent Tumors Says New Report

By Brady Hartman on February 27, 2018

In brief: These cancer vaccines could prevent around 1,000,000 cancer cases each year, according to a recent report by the World Health Organization. [This article first appeared on LongevityFacts. Author: Brady Hartman. ] In a Feb 2018 report, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that infectious diseases cause 15% of all cancer deaths, and universal vaccination could prevent around one million cancers annually, saying “Approximately 15%… Continue reading "These Cancer Vaccines Prevent Tumors Says New Report"
Healthy Living
Healthiest vitamins and minerals revealed in new JAMA report

By Brady Hartman on February 26, 2018

Summary: An article in JAMA earlier this month recommends the healthiest sources of vitamins and minerals and suggests specific supplements for specific age-groups, life stages, and medical conditions. [This article first appeared on LongevityFacts. Author: Brady Hartman. ] Vitamin supplements are helpful to certain people but could be unhealthy to others say the authors of a recent study published in a leading medical journal. Advice… Continue reading "Healthiest vitamins and minerals revealed in new JAMA report"
Medical Advances
Company wants to bioprint new beating hearts to replace our diseased ones

By Brady Hartman on February 25, 2018

Summary: A startup wants to develop bioprinted beating hearts using stem cells from a patient’s own body using a special 3D bioprinter. [This article first appeared on LongevityFacts. Author: Brady Hartman. ] A startup called BioLife4D wants to develop bioprinted beating hearts using a patient’s own cells as a potential solution for patients seeking heart transplants. As first reported on USAToday, Steven Morris, the CEO… Continue reading "Company wants to bioprint new beating hearts to replace our diseased ones"
Medical Advances
Precision cancer treatment effective in treating tumors

By Brady Hartman on February 25, 2018

Summary: Researchers who just finished a precision cancer treatment trial at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles just reported that three out of four adult and child cancer patients responded favorably to a new precision therapy which targets a gene mutation. [This article first appeared on LongevityFacts. Author: Brady Hartman. ] Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) reports that three-fourths of adults and children with a variety of… Continue reading "Precision cancer treatment effective in treating tumors"
Healthy Living
Runoff pitting low-fat vs. low-carb diets to lose weight results in a tie

By Brady Hartman on February 23, 2018

Summary: A new study didn’t find much of a difference between healthy low-carb and low-fat diets. The people on both diets lost about the same amount of excess weight. [This article first appeared on LongevityFacts. Author: Brady Hartman. ] Is cutting carbs or cutting fat is better? A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, suggest that it may not matter… Continue reading "Runoff pitting low-fat vs. low-carb diets to lose weight results in a tie"