Research
Leading healthy-ageing scientist Dr David Sinclair is using AI to build a pill that reverses ageing with a targeted price of US$100. Explaining the science behind these developments Dr Sinclair says all human cells carry the same DNA, with the determination of their exact role being a function of the cell overlord - the epigenome [...]
NICE will review whether new Alzheimer’s drugs should be offered on the NHS after an appeal found their wider impact was not fully counted. An appeal found that the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence had failed to properly account for the wider impact of the treatments, including the heavy burden on unpaid carers, [...]
An NHS diabetes drug costing as little as 2p a tablet could cut prostate cancer risk by more than a third, a study suggests. Metformin is already taken by millions to control blood sugar levels in type 2 diabetes. One of the biggest studies of its anti-cancer effects has found it could also work against [...]
A trial is enrolling men with stress urinary incontinence to test a new implant, after regulators in the US and France cleared the study. Stress urinary incontinence, or SUI, causes involuntary urinary leakage and affects an estimated 40m Americans and 90m Europeans. It can significantly affect quality of life and often leads to depression, low [...]
A daily multivitamin may modestly slow biological ageing over two years, though the effect appears small and any health benefit remains unclear. The study followed 958 healthy participants with an average age of about 70, split into four groups taking either a daily cocoa extract and multivitamin, daily cocoa extract and multivitamin placebo, daily cocoa [...]
A daily multivitamin may slow biological ageing by about four months over two years, an analysis of the COSMOS trial suggests. The study analysed data from nearly 1,000 older adults, including men aged 60 and over and women aged 65 and over, who were followed for two years. Participants were randomly assigned to take a [...]
A mole rat gene inserted into mice extended lifespan and improved health, findings that may point to new ways of supporting healthier ageing. The gene increased production of a large form of hyaluronan, a naturally occurring gel-like substance between cells that helps tissue repair and cell-to-cell communication. Mice carrying the naked mole rat version of [...]
Alzheimer's AI can predict the disease with nearly 93 per cent accuracy using more than 800 brain scans, researchers say. The system identified anatomical changes in the brain linked to the onset of the most common form of dementia, a condition that gradually damages memory and thinking. The findings build on years of research suggesting [...]
By Tuned Global Music in the medicine and research space has proved to have significant therapeutic benefits in aged care, treating conditions including dementia, Parkinson’s disease, PTSD and ADHD. Now, with the evolution of music technology and AI, the potential to heal the mind through music has become even more powerful. At a recent industry [...]
A stem cell therapy improved mobility in older adults with age-related frailty after nine months in a phase 2b trial, compared with placebo. Frailty is a condition in which older people become less able to cope with everyday or sudden stress, leaving them more vulnerable to illness, injury and poor outcomes after surgery. The study [...]
