2015 Summer Scholars at the SENS Research Foundation
In this post you'll find pointers to the profiles of some of the SENS Research Foundation summer scholars for 2015. These talented young scientists are placed in influential labs for the summer to work on research relevant to the goal of treating aging and age-related disease. Cultivating today's young academics is the starting point for building the dedicated, enthusiastic research community of tomorrow, the people who will usher in the rejuvenation therapies of the 2030s and beyond.
At the very best possible pace of development, a pace that would require considerably more funding for the relevant research than is presen...
Source: Fight Aging! - June 26, 2015 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Healthy Life Extension Community Source Type: blogs
Another early Wheat Belly experience
I previously shared the story about the experience of one woman who obtained complete relief from the abdominal pain, diarrhea, and hemorrhage from her ulcerative colitis by eliminating all wheat from her diet, all undertaken just as she was advised to undergo colectomy and creation of an ileostomy. But it was the dismissal of her experience by a gastroenterologist that got me so upset that I wrote Wheat Belly. “It’s just a coincidence. Go back to what you were doing.”
There was another episode that occurred early in the Wheat Belly experience that also provided some important early lessons. This time i...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - June 25, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Success Stories autoimmune coronary disease gluten grains heart disease rheumatoid arthitis ulcerative colitis Source Type: blogs
June Man of the Month: Justin Vandergrift
Just in time for Father’s Day, meet Disruptive Women in Healthcare’s June Man of the Month, Justin Vandergrift. He gets our vote for “Dad Extraordinaire!”
When Justin and I met, he’d just spoken on a panel. In his remarks, he said his daughter didn’t need the best doctor. That stopped me. Cold. He said what? Did I hear that right? A Dad saying his daughter did not need the best doctor? What he said next answered my questions, but I wanted to learn more so we talked afterwards.
Justin, as you continued with your story about Kathryn, I found it compelling. The wisdom you shared was unlike anything I’d hea...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - June 18, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Man of the Month Source Type: blogs
Wheat and grains make you sick
Jennifer shared her “before” and “after” photos after just 3 weeks of following the Wheat Belly lifestyle:
“I am 30. I have been dealing with health issues my whole life. About a month ago, I had to go to the ER for severe abdominal pain and nausea. I still don’t know all that is going on, but I do know the Wheat Belly diet is helping me to get better (docs haven’t been helpful thus far).
“This is a pic of me before Wheat Belly on the left and 3 weeks after starting the diet. I have followed your Facebook and seen all the ‘before’ and ‘afters’ and wan...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - June 13, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Success Stories abdominal pain gluten grains nausea Source Type: blogs
A Drug Candidate to Trigger Faster Regeneration
Based on what we know of the mechanisms by which stem cell therapies produce benefits, it shouldn't be surprising to find that there are signals that can be provided to tissues that enhance the pace of regeneration. We are still in the comparatively early days of the identification and understanding of those signals, but some efforts are further ahead than others:
"We have developed a drug that acts like a vitamin for tissue stem cells, stimulating their ability to repair tissues more quickly. The drug heals damage in multiple tissues, which suggests to us that it may have applications in treating many diseases." The inst...
Source: Fight Aging! - June 12, 2015 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
