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A new app developed by a second-year medical student could hold the key to helping doctors and other health professionals communicate better with older patients. Various studies have shown that physicians often find it difficult to converse with older people, leading to many over-65s avoiding seeking medical care. Research published in the Journal of Applied [...]
Funding will support the advancement of Mogrify’s pipeline of in vivo reprogramming therapies. The biopharmaceutical company Mogrify has closed an additional US$10 million in Series A financing, bringing the total raised to US$46 million. The funding will support further advancement of Mogrify’s pipeline of in vivo reprogramming therapies through pre-clinical translation, continued platform optimisation and [...]
The “Dublin Longevity Declaration” calls on public institutions to immediately expand research on extending healthy human lifespans. The Longevity Escape Velocity Foundation (LEVF) has released a declaration that calls on governments, funding agencies and the public to accelerate their support of the promising interventional ideas that aim to fight age-related suffering and disease. The "Dublin [...]
There are currently no approved drug treatments for sarcopenia despite it affecting up to half of people aged over 80 years. A 6-week clinical proof-of-mechanism study examining RJx-01, a novel combination drug comprising galantamine and metformin, has demonstrated positive results among 42 elderly subjects. The drug is developed by Beligium-based firm, Rejuvenate Biomed, a clinical-stage [...]
A new technology for estimating bone mineral density (BMD) from routine X-rays has received Breakthrough Device Designation from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). OsteoSight was developed to address the unmet need for earlier diagnosis of osteoporosis, a condition characterised by a progressive decrease in bone density. Osteoporosis frequently goes unnoticed until a patient [...]
The founder of an online activity club providing inspiration for a happier and more fulfilling retirement has told Agetech World she believes a link-up with the NHS could have “huge benefits” for both older people and the UK’s publicly funded healthcare system. Hannah Thomson was inspired by her late grandmother to launch The Joy Club [...]
A team of researchers in South Korea has achieved a "significant breakthrough" in the treatment of age-related diseases. Technology developed by scientists at the Department of Chemistry at UNIST and Konkuk University offers a promising new approach to treating age-related diseases. The technology works by selectively removing ageing cells without harming normal healthy cells. The [...]
Being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes by the age of 30 could see life expectancy fall by as much as 14 years, according to an international team of researchers. Published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, the study emphasises a pressing need to develop and implement interventions that prevent or delay the onset of diabetes. [...]
UK researchers have identified a molecule that can prevent tangling of a brain protein that is linked to diseases such as Parkinson’s. The discovery may provide insights into new ways of treating or diagnosing the early stages of dementia. Alpha-synuclein, a protein found in brain cells, is commonly associated with neurodegenerative conditions such as Parkinson's. [...]
A new UK-led research consortium has been formed to tackle one of the biggest challenges currently facing the world: healthy ageing. The global partnership will bring together six UK organisations and 14 US and Canadian institutions to explore how humans age, with the aim of developing new interventions to support healthy ageing. UK Research and [...]
