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Researchers report breakthrough in human lung regeneration

By Brady Hartman on February 10, 2018

Summary: A team of scientists at Tongji University just announced a breakthrough in regenerating human lungs using stem cells, improving lung function in patients. [This article first appeared on the website LongevityFacts. Author: Brady Hartman. ] A team of researchers from Tongji University in China announced what they say is a breakthrough in treating lung diseases by regenerating tissue using stem cell transplantation. In… Continue reading "Researchers report breakthrough in human lung regeneration"
Medical Advances
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"
Medical Advances
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"
Medical Advances
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"
Anti-Aging Science
Researchers discover key enzyme sabotaging our weight loss

By Brady Hartman on February 9, 2018

Summary: A research team at UCSD discovered a key enzyme that plays a role in burning calories during both obesity and dieting and sabotages weight loss. Moreover, these scientists may have just found an existing drug that counteracts this enzyme. [This article first appeared on the website LongevityFacts.com. Author: Brady Hartman. ] Ever wonder why dieting often leads to a plateau in weight loss? It happens… Continue reading "Researchers discover key enzyme sabotaging our weight loss"
Medical Advances
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"
Medical Advances
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"
Lifespan-Extending Treatments
Researchers report promising anti-aging rapamycin clinical trial results

By Brady Hartman on February 8, 2018

Researchers just reported promising rapamycin clinical trial results in the first of its kind test of the drug’s safety and anti-aging effects on healthy Senior adults. [This article first appeared on LongevityFacts. Author: Brady Hartman. ] A rapamycin clinical trial using healthy adults recently completed and reported the drug to be safe over the short-term when used for anti-aging purposes. This clinical… Continue reading "Researchers report promising anti-aging rapamycin clinical trial results"
Anti-Aging Science
Researchers crack secret code to genetic changes causing our cancer

By Brady Hartman on February 8, 2018

Summary: Researchers at the University of California discovered a key way that cancer manipulates the genetic code using DNA methylation that has important implications for the treatment of cancers. [This article first appeared on the website LongevityFacts.com. Author: Brady Hartman. ] Up until now, scientists haven’t fully understood how DNA methylation causes changes in our genetic code that enable cancer to thrive. Now, a team… Continue reading "Researchers crack secret code to genetic changes causing our cancer"
Anti-Aging Science
Researchers discover off-switch to inflammation machine at the root of our chronic diseases

By Brady Hartman on February 7, 2018

Summary: Researchers discover what may be the key to stopping uncontrolled inflammation and the damage it causes in a multitude of chronic diseases. [This article first appeared on LongevityFacts.com. Author: Brady Hartman. ] A discovery by researchers at the University of Queensland (UQ) could be the key to stopping the damage caused by uncontrolled inflammation in a range of chronic diseases including Alzheimer’s and liver… Continue reading "Researchers discover off-switch to inflammation machine at the root of our chronic diseases"