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South Korea uses 3D bioprinting to engineer organs at scale
Advanced technology is creating live, moving organs for the human body using 3D printers A research team at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) in South Korea has developed a method for engineering organs at scale using bioprinting. The findings from...
UF Health researcher co-leading landmark study on autism’s role in aging
By: Doug Bennett - UF Health While the number of adults affected by autism is growing, very little is known about the way the condition is impacted by aging. Now, a University of Florida Health researcher and his colleagues are launching one of the largest and most...
A FRESH Take on Liquid Possibilities in 3D Printing
FluidForm’s FRESH technologies may offer a solution to 3D printing challenging materials such as collagen and silicone. by Jeffrey Heimgartner - engineering.com Limited organ donors, medical materials unable to support human tissue growth, and costly drug testing...
New worm study shows small molecule extends healthspan
Author: Danny Sullivan - Longevity.Technology Magnitude Biosciences collaboration shows that autophagy inducer SMER28 provides healthspan benefits in worms and shows potential for longevity therapeutics. Preliminary data generated through a collaboration between...
Research, DeSci, and Advocacy at Longevity Summit Dublin
This collaborative event featured luminaries from across the longevity spectrum. by Arkadi Mazin - lifespan.io It was all about collaboration: maybe not a lot of shiny new discoveries and unpublished data, but Longevity Summit Dublin 2022 brought together researchers,...
Lawmakers hear from scientists about advancements to slow down the aging process
by Samantha Manning, CMG Washington News Bureau WASHINGTON D.C. — The anti-aging market is a multi-billion-dollar industry. We’ve all seen the ads selling the idea that looking and feeling youthful is better. But it’s not only about the superficial changes we...
Benjamin Button For Real? Scientists Are Close To Cracking The Code To Reverse Aging
by Yann Verdo - Worldcrucnh The discovery that earned Japan's Shinya Yamanaka the 2012 Nobel Prize in Medicine has paved the way for new research proving that aging is a reversible process. Currently just being tested on lab mice, will the cellular reprogramming soon...
We might not know the future… but we can spot its longevity trends and drivers
Author: Eleanor Garth - LongevityTechnology Ahead of the Longevity Investors Conference, our longevity hivemind talks biomarkers, translation and the democratisation of regenerative medicine. Yesterday, we brought you the first installment in our longevity’s burning...
Announcing Healthspan Action Coalition
(Dublin, Ireland)–At the “Longevity Summit 2022: New Frontiers for Human Health Today,” Bernard Siegel, J.D. launched the new nonprofit organization, Healthspan Action Coalition (HAC), initiating a global societal movement supporting healthy aging. Building upon a...
‘Synthetic’ embryo with brain and beating heart grown from stem cells by Cambridge scientists
By Sarah Collins and Jacqueline Garget - University of Cambridge Researchers from the University of Cambridge have created model embryos from mouse stem cells that form a brain, a beating heart, and the foundations of all the other organs of the body – a new avenue...
The New York Stem Cell Foundation Mourns the Loss of CEO Susan L. Solomon
One of the great patient advocates of our time, Susan Solomon, has passed away. Susan was a visionary leader and true force of nature. A diabetes mom, she launched the New York Stem Cell Foundation that has supported cutting edge research and constructed a major...
Personalized Immunotherapy Shows Promise Beyond Cancer
AUDIO -Science Friday Article CAR T cell therapy, a type of immunotherapy in which a patient’s own immune cells are modified to create a hybrid immune cell that destroys cancer cells, was first developed over a decade ago. Now, researchers are continuing to find...