“Fertilizers typically contain phosphorous, as it’s essential to growing plants. Unfortunately, though, it can become “locked” in the soil, and thus not available to crops. That said, it turns out that the addition of a microbe could unlock it.“ | learn more
In 2005 a Berkeley team discovered old mice reverse aging with the help of young mouse blood. “But a new study by the same team shows that similar age-reversing effects can be achieved by simply diluting the blood plasma of […]
A 154-patient study published in Nature had some stark outcomes. The authors conclude by recommending, “mass administration of vitamin D supplements to population at risk for COVID-19.” | learn more
“Only 30%-40% of cancer patients respond to immune checkpoint inhibitor (CPI) therapies.” This article features several groups who, “are betting that microbiome-based therapies can help more patients respond to immunotherapies and become one of the biggest breakthroughs in cancer treatment […]
“The advance here is that we can detect any infection from any body fluid, without special handling or processing for each distinct body fluid.” Amazing! | learn more
Eleanor, a PhD student at Cambridge, makes fun videos explaining science. In this video, she explains BEAM-201, a new CAR-T base editing development candidate. She does a great job! | learn more
“The bodies and brains of fathers, not just mothers, are transformed through the love and labour of raising a child.” | learn more
The most widespread theory is that a type of plaque builds up in the brain to cause Alzheimer’s, but no treatments to remove the plaque have shown good outcomes fighting the disease. Maybe the plaque is an immune response to […]
Get moving, eat less often, eat stressed plants, and expand your thermoneutral zone. Sinclair is one of the foremost researchers on longevity. The intervention around stressed plants is intriguing. “My philosophy is to look for plants and foods made from […]
The researchers studied Caloric Restriction (i.e. eating less). I wonder if there are consultancies for naming scientific studies with the cleverest of acronyms. This is a 24-month randomized controlled trial with 218 participants. Strongly worded conclusion: “Overall, CALERIE 2 illustrates […]