Fight Aging! Newsletter, November 8th 2021
In conclusion, in less common and visible cardiovascular diseases, it is crucial to recognize substantial progress and achievement, given that penetration of such information into clinical practice and the patient community can be inconsistent. Diseases such as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, pulmonary arterial hypertension, and ATTR cardiac amyloidosis, once linked to a uniformly adverse prognosis, are now associated with the opportunity for patients to experience satisfactory quality of life and extended longevity.
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Source: Fight Aging! - November 7, 2021 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
Atherosclerosis, the As Yet Undefeated Monster
As you may know, I co-founded Repair Biotechnologies, a company presently focused on developing an approach to rapidly reverse the cholesterol content of atherosclerotic lesions, a goal that is impossible to achieve using the existing panoply of treatments for atherosclerosis. We use gene therapy techniques to provide cells with the ability to safely break down excess cholesterol, enabling the removal of pathological levels of intracellular cholesterol and localized deposits of extracellular cholesterol that characterize conditions such as atherosclerosis (in blood vessel walls) and NASH (in the liver). Atherosclerosis is ...
Source: Fight Aging! - November 2, 2021 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Healthy Life Extension Community Source Type: blogs
Breath Test Developed for COVID-19
Researchers at Ohio State University managed to develop a breath test for COVID-19 that can spot the infection within seconds. The basis for the test is a unique ‘breath print’ of COVID-19 that the researchers have identified, and this includes a specific combination of oxygen, nitric oxide, and ammonia in the breath.
At this stage in the pandemic, many people have undergone a COVID-19 test, and testing remains a key tool in tracking and containing the virus. While PCR tests remain the gold standard method for detecting the virus, rapid testing methods have their place and typically involve a small sacrifice in accu...
Source: Medgadget - November 2, 2021 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Diagnostics Medicine Public Health Source Type: blogs
Battery-Free Device Acts as Artificial Cochlea
Researchers at the Huazhong University of Science and Technology in China created a battery-free device that could pave the way for an artificial cochlea to aid with hearing loss. The cochlea, a component of the inner ear, converts sound waves into electrical impulses, and the new device performs a similar function. The device consists of barium titanate nanoparticles within a conductive polymer to form a piezo-triboelectric material that generates an electrical signal when moved and jostled by sound waves.
For many people who are hearing impaired, the issue may lie in damage to the tiny hairs in the cochlea that help t...
Source: Medgadget - November 1, 2021 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: ENT Materials Source Type: blogs
