Month: July 2023

We’re back with the latest edition of the brand-new Longevity and DeSci Recap. Here, you’ll find the latest interviews, insights, and research in the longevity tech sphere, covering topics such as blockchain, DAOs, cryptocurrency, DeSci, and events that have been happening over the past month. This is the summer of longevity. With two conferences happening...

A paper published today in Nature Metabolism has described a method of genetically engineering cells to respond to electrical stimuli, allowing for on-demand gene expression. Finding a better trigger Despite its futuristic outlook, this line of research is built upon previous work. The idea of an implantable gene switch to command cells in order to...

In a mouse model of Huntington’s disease, scientists showed that injected young healthy brain cells can outcompete and eventually replace old, diseased ones. The results might be relevant for other neurodegenerative diseases [1]. When neurons’ helpers fail The non-neuronal cells in the brain are collectively known as glia. This category includes astrocytes, which nourish neurons...

"Stem Cell Therapy: A Rising Tide" by Neil Riordan is a comprehensive exploration of stem cell therapy along with its potential benefits, limitations, and prospects. The father of mesenchymal stem cell research, Arnold Caplan, dubbed Riordan as a pioneering figure in stem cell research and application. Therefore, it is no surprise that Riordan brings an...

A review article published in European Neuropsychopharmacology has described how and why psychedelic compounds may be useful in treating neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's. A question of neuroplasticity BrainThe brain is perhaps the most important organ in the body. While many organs are critical to our survival, the brain contains the self. It is responsible...

In a recent paper published in Nucleic Acids Research, researchers analyzed the organs of several mammalian species, exploring gene expression patterns associated with maximum lifespan and finding surprising correlations [1]. How and why gene expression changes As organisms age, their gene activity patterns change. To understand why, some researchers look into cross-species analysis to find...