Anti-Alzheimer´s Drug Shows Anti-Aging Effects
Scientists from Salk Institute have found that the experimental anti-Alzheimer´s drug J147 has unexpected anti-aging properties in animals. Mice treated with J147 had better memory...
Biomedicine
Health and Pharmaceuticals
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A New Chemotherapy Breaches the Blood-Brain Barrier
A brain tumor patient was treated with an innovative technique that allows to deliver drugs to the brain via bloodstream. The chemotherapy agent was able...
Cancer Research
New Technique Increases Peptide Lifespan
A new technique developed at the University of the Pacific improves the lifespan of peptides in vivo. With the new method, peptides can reversibly bind...
Basic Research
Embryonic Stem Cells and Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Are Functionally Equivalent
Researchers from the Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) have found evidence that embryonic stem cells (ESCs) and induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) are functionally equivalent....
Bioengineering
CRISPR-Edited Mini-Kidneys as Disease Models
Researchers from the University of Washington have obtained mini-kidneys from CRISPR-edited human pluripotent stem cells, modified to mimick genetic diseases. The organoids work as disease...
Biomedicine
CEO Tries DIY Gene Therapy Against Aging
Elizabeth Parrish, CEO of biotech startup BioViva, declared in the website Reddit having undergone an anti-aging gene therapy in a secret location in Latin America, dodging...
Bioengineering
Future Pills Will Be Electronic
In his recent review published in the journal Trends in Biotechnology, Chistopher Bettinger makes a summary of the current state and future trends of edible...
Bioengineering
Toxin from Wasp Venom Selectively Kills Cancer Cells
A brazilian wasp called Polybia paulista produces a toxin, MP1, that targets only cancer cells while leaving healthy cells intact. The toxin, secreted with the wasp´s...
Biomedicine