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Feb 7, 2022
Don’t Let The Old Man In: How To Develop A Longevity Mindset And Fight Psychological Aging?
Posted by Gemechu Taye in categories: biotech/medical, life extension
Overall, the results indicate that failure-oriented people are more likely to make poor health choices, presumably due to a lack of proper motivation. When looking at the cause of death for each author, results also showed a strong link between failure motivation and whether or not the death could be considered preventable.
As we can see from this study and many other similar studies, people who expect failure are generally less effective in maintaining good health habits. On the other hand, a positive outlook can play a powerful role in our health decisions. Healthy behaviors include regular exercise, good nutrition, an active lifestyle, and full compliance with medical advice., all of which require strong motivation to ensure we stay the course. A positive mindset also makes us avoid unhealthy activities such as drinking, smoking, and prolonged inactivity. People who develop a failure mindset, whether due to health setbacks, hopelessness, or a general sense of fatalism, often make lifestyle decisions that can undermine their overall health and, as a result, their longevity.
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Feb 7, 2022
Scientists Just Developed A Vaccine To Get Rid Of ‘Zombie’ Cells Behind Aging
Posted by Kelvin Dafiaghor in categories: biotech/medical, life extension
A team of Juntendo University researchers tested a vaccine in mice that appeared to suppress the growth of so-called zombie cells.
Feb 7, 2022
The Evil Twins Of Technocracy And Transhumanism
Posted by Kelvin Dafiaghor in categories: biotech/medical, transhumanism
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lX7uFAsvpn8
This is the keynote presentation delivered to the 39th annual convention of Doctors for Disaster Preparedness in Tucson, Arizona on July 31, 2021. It is a detailed analysis of how Scientism is at the root of both Technocracy and Transhumanism, the historical case and the modern dilemma.
See also on Rumble: https://rumble.com/vkowl9-the-evil-twins-of-technocracy-and-transhumanism.html
Feb 6, 2022
Rapid DNA Sequencing Tech Breaks the Speed Record for Reading Whole Genomes
Posted by Quinn Sena in categories: biotech/medical, computing, genetics
For children suffering from rare diseases, it usually takes years to receive a diagnosis. This “diagnostic odyssey” is filled with multiple referrals and a barrage of tests, seeking to uncover the root cause behind mysterious and debilitating symptoms.
A new speed record in DNA sequencing may soon help families more quickly find answers to difficult and life-altering questions.
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Feb 6, 2022
AI learns physics to optimize particle accelerator performance
Posted by Dan Kummer in categories: biotech/medical, finance, information science, robotics/AI
Machine learning, a form of artificial intelligence, vastly speeds up computational tasks and enables new technology in areas as broad as speech and image recognition, self-driving cars, stock market trading and medical diagnosis.
Before going to work on a given task, machine learning algorithms typically need to be trained on pre-existing data so they can learn to make fast and accurate predictions about future scenarios on their own. But what if the job is a completely new one, with no data available for training?
Now, researchers at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have demonstrated that they can use machine learning to optimize the performance of particle accelerators by teaching the algorithms the basic physics principles behind accelerator operations—no prior data needed.
Feb 6, 2022
Blood Test #1 in 2022: Supplements, Fitness, Diet
Posted by Mike Lustgarten in category: biotech/medical
Feb 6, 2022
New Research Finds That With Obesity, the Problem Isn’t an Excess of Fat but Its Loss of Function
Posted by Nicholi Avery in categories: biotech/medical, life extension
What exactly is Obesity?
Obesity is known to cause cardiometabolic diseases like hypertension and diabetes but attributing these diseases to merely an overabundance of fat is a simplification. On a basic level, fat acts as a receptacle to store energy, but upon a closer look it is an essential actor in vital bodily processes like the immune response, the regulation of insulin sensitivity, and maintenance of body temperature. In a review published in the journal Cell on February 3rd, 2022, researchers argue that the negative health effects of obesity stem not simply from an excess of fat but from the decline in its ability to respond to changes, or in other words, its plasticity.
The makeup and functioning of this tissue changes in response to weight fluctuations and aging. As fat declines in plasticity due to aging and obesity, it loses its ability to respond to bodily cues. In the current model of this phenomenon, the rapid growth of adipose tissue outpaces its blood supply, depriving the fat cells of oxygen and causing the accumulation of cells that no longer divide. This leads to insulin resistance, inflammation, and cell death accompanied by the uncontrolled spill of lipids from these cells.
Feb 5, 2022
China Performs Country’s First-Ever 5G Remote Brain Surgery
Posted by Shubham Ghosh Roy in categories: biotech/medical, internet, neuroscience
Chinese doctor performs China’s first ever 5G-based remote brain surgery on a Parkinson’s patient 3,000 km away.
Feb 5, 2022
Newfound variant of HIV progresses to AIDS faster and may be more transmissible
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: biotech/medical, genetics
Available treatments work equally well against the variant.
A newfound variant of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, has been uncovered in the Netherlands and appears to cause faster disease progression compared with other versions of the virus.
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infects and destroys immune cells called CD4 cells in the body, causing the number of these cells to plummet. If left untreated, the infection then progresses to AIDS. In people infected with the newfound HIV variant, called the VB variant, the CD4 counts fall at about twice the rate as those of people infected with closely related HIV strains, meaning those of the same genetic subtype (B).