Wednesday, January 18, 2023

300% More Capacity: New Battery Technology Could Significantly Lower Energy Storage Costs

https://scitechdaily.com/300-more-capacity-new-battery-technology-could-significantly-lower-energy-storage-costs/

Scientists Have Reached a Key Milestone in Learning How to Reverse Aging

VERY interesting:

“We’re not making stem cells, but turning back the clock so they can regain their identity,” says Sinclair. “I’ve been really surprised by how universally it works. We haven’t found a cell type yet that we can’t age forward and backward.”

“But in some cases the existing cells are just not functioning, so if you reboot them, they are fine. It’s a new way to think about medicine.”

That could mean that a host of diseases—including chronic conditions such as heart disease and even neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer’s—could be treated in large part by reversing the aging process that leads to them.”

https://time.com/6246864/reverse-aging-scientists-discover-milestone/

Tuesday, December 20, 2022

Nanotech Scientists Created Something Unexpected: Tiny Metallic Snowflakes

https://scitechdaily.com/nanotech-scientists-created-something-unexpected-tiny-metallic-snowflakes/

New Research: This Activity Can Reduce the Risk of Metastatic Cancer by 72%

“We assume that this happens because the organs must compete for sugar resources with the muscles, known to burn large quantities of glucose during physical exercise. Consequently, if cancer develops, the fierce competition over glucose reduces the availability of energy that is critical to metastasis. Moreover, when a person exercises regularly, this condition becomes permanent: the tissues of internal organs change and become similar to muscle tissue. We all know that sports and physical exercise are good for our health. Our study, examining the internal organs, discovered that exercise changes the whole body so that the cancer cannot spread, and the primary tumor also shrinks in size.”

https://scitechdaily.com/new-research-this-activity-can-reduce-the-risk-of-metastatic-cancer-by-72/

Friday, October 21, 2022

These Mini Wind Generators With No Spinning Blades Can Power Homes and Buildings

“The average US household uses about 9,000 kWh of electricity each year, which requires a 6.6 kW array of solar panels (about 21 standard panels). That means one Aeromine could meet the needs of an energy-conserving home, and two would be more than enough for an energy-gobbling home.”

“Aeromine says its system can generate up to 50 percent more energy than rooftop solar panels at the same cost.” 

https://singularityhub.com/2022/10/19/these-mini-wind-generators-with-no-spinning-blades-can-power-homes-and-buildings/

Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Alzheimer’s Progression Slowed by Drug in Major Trial

“Lecanemab reduced the pace of cognitive decline in people with early disease by 27% over 18 months when compared with a placebo, meeting the main goal of the trial, the companies said in a statement. The benefit came with side effects, including brain swelling and bleeding, though severe cases were rare.”

Well, it’s a start….

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-27/alzheimer-s-slowed-by-amyloid-lowering-drug-from-eisai-biogen

Tuesday, August 30, 2022

Scientists Just Found Living Organisms From Over 800 Million Years Ago

Extremely interesting if true:

https://www.giantfreakinrobot.com/sci/microorganisms-800-million-years.html

Scientists Have Created Microrobots That Can Automatically Brush and Floss Your Teeth

I’d love to see this:

https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-have-created-microrobots-that-can-automatically-brush-and-floss-your-teeth/

Remarkable Anti-Aging Drug Delivers Positive Effects on Health and Lifespan With Brief Exposure

Very interesting:

https://scitechdaily.com/remarkable-anti-aging-drug-delivers-positive-effects-on-health-and-lifespan-with-brief-exposure/

Thought To Be Impossible – New Method Could Diagnose Early-Stage Parkinson’s Disease

https://scitechdaily.com/thought-to-be-impossible-new-method-could-diagnose-early-stage-parkinsons-disease/

Alzheimer’s Breakthrough: A New Genetic Link Confirmed

“Dr. Adewuyi said abnormal levels of cholesterol were shown to be a risk for both AD and gut disorders.”

https://scitechdaily.com/alzheimers-breakthrough-a-new-genetic-link-confirmed/

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