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Drinking ketones improves heart health, a new small-scale study has found. This is the first time people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) have been given a drink with ketone esters - a supplement that is meant to plunge your system into ketosis - to monitor the effect on the heart. Ketosis is the metabolic state [...]
People’s ability to interpret emotions or focus on performing a task is reduced by short-term exposure to particulate matter (PM) air pollution, potentially making everyday activities, such as the weekly supermarket shop, more challenging, a new study has found. Globally, air pollution is the leading environmental risk factor to human health, increasing premature mortality. The [...]
We round up the latest agetech research spanning diabetes, Alzheimer's, heart disease, eye health and beyond. Yo-yo dieting may significantly increase kidney disease risk in people with type 1 diabetes Body-weight cycling (also known as yo-yo dieting) has been shown to significantly increase the risk of kidney disease in people with type 1 diabetes, regardless [...]
A groundbreaking trial which aims to uncover better treatments for hip fractures in older people has been boosted by almost US$11m in funding. The University of Southern California has been approved for US$10.8 million in research funding by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to compare approaches to treating older adults with a fracture of [...]
The latest in high-precision radiation therapy has been found to be safe in cancer patients where the disease has spread to more than 10 spots in the body. The findings come from a new phase I clinical trial at the London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute (LHSCRI). Past research from LHSCRI has shown that targeted [...]
The toolbox available to researchers on the hunt for new Alzheimer’s treatments has a potential new addition - a 3D model which accurately mimicks the blood-brain barrier (BBB). Neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), result from the progressive decline of brain and nervous system functions, primarily due to aging. Chronic neuroinflammation, [...]
Faron Pharmaceuticals has reported promising results from the latest stage of trials of its immunotherapy-based cancer treatment. The biotech firm has updated on the BEXMAB multi-centre study spanning Finland, the UK and US; which is evaluating the safety and efficacy of its bexmarilimab innovation in patients with aggressive myeloid leukemias. The treatment showed an 80 [...]
A new skeletal tissue which has "immense potential" for regenerative medicine and tissue engineering has been identified by researchers. The tissue, known as lipocartilage, is found in the ears, nose and throat of mammals and is composed of fat-filled cells called lipochondrocytes. These cells provide stable internal support, allowing the tissue to remain both soft [...]
AI tools like large language models (LLMs) are making the evaluation of interventions for ageing easier, a new international study has found. Research into ageing is producing an overwhelming amount of data, researchers say, as interventions like new medicines, dietary changes, or exercise routines are evaluated. A study has explored how AI can analyse this [...]
The chair of the US$101m XPRIZE Healthspan mission – to uncover age-reversing innovations – has published his own guide to living well longer. Author, futurist and entrepreneur Peter Diamandis has published Longevity Guidebook which includes detail on the coming technologies that could enable so-called longevity escape velocity (LEV); the point at which life expectancy increases faster [...]
