I’d say this is one of the most interesting trends I’m tracking right now. “Laboratory-automation start-ups are borrowing a page from the software industry.” | learn more
“Humans may not be able to regrow amputated limbs like salamanders can – but we do have a ‘salamander-like’ ability to regrow damaged cartilage, a new study has found.” | learn more
They acknowledge that agents like psilocybin can be really useful, but wish they could use them without the pesky “deleterious neurological effects.“ | learn more
“CBD is being hailed as a cure-all, but what does it do? Jeffrey Chen, executive director of the UCLA Cannabis Research Initiative, explains.” | learn more
“The effects of exercise on insulin secretion, the role of exercise-induced energy deficit, and possible dose–response relationships are not well understood. This study aimed to evaluate insulin sensitivity and insulin secretion after progressively greater negative energy balance induced by exercise […]
I’ve been referencing this Kahneman study in many conversations over the past couple month, so I thought I’d link to it here. After exposing subjects to two versions of a painful stimulus and asking which they wanted to repeat, “A […]
“Enamel is the hard, protective layer on the outside of teeth. It can be worn down by mouth acid and repeated chewing, leading to cavities that have to be plugged with fillings to prevent further decay. … Tooth enamel can […]
“For one year, nine healthy volunteers took a cocktail of three common drugs — growth hormone and two diabetes medications — and on average shed 2.5 years of their biological ages, measured by analysing marks on a person’s genomes. The […]
“To treat the woman, Nishida says his team created sheets of corneal cells from induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells. These are made by reprogramming adult skin cells from a donor into an embryonic-like state from which they can transform into […]
Quote is from the study, and learn more link is to a newsy article. “This study found that consumption of total, sugar-sweetened, and artificially sweetened soft drinks was positively associated with all-cause deaths in this large European cohort; the results […]