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Longevity Gene: Discovery opens the door to a potential 'molecular fountain of youth'

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/01/130131144423.htm Jan. 31, 2013 — A new study led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, represents a major advance in the understanding of the molecular mechanisms behind aging while providing new hope for the development of targeted treatments for age-related degenerative diseases. Older and fitter? New findings from a UC Berkeley-led study could have implications for the development of treatments for age-related degenerative diseases.
Posted by Betty Martini on January 29, 2013

The Aspartame Epidemic

http://www.disinfo.com/2013/01/the-aspartame-epidemic/
MIT and Hong Kong University researchers have shown that some simple biodegradable liquids can stop bleeding in wounded rodents within seconds, a development that could significantly impact medicine. When the liquid, composed of protein fragments called peptides, is applied to open wounds, the peptides self-assemble into a nanoscale protective barrier gel that seals the wound and halts bleeding. Once the injury heals, the nontoxic gel is broken down into molecules that cells can use as building blocks for tissue repair.

material stops bleeding in seconds

http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2006/hemostasis.html
http://arstechnica.com/science/2013/01/profits-over-your-dead-body/ Imagine living in a world where visiting the doctor was an experience fraught with danger.

Profits over your dead body

http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21569015-snake-venom-being-used-cure-rather-kill-toxic-medicine

Drug research: Toxic medicine

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Penn Medicine News: One Shot of Gene Therapy and Children with Congenital Blindness Can Now See

PHILADELPHIA – Born with a retinal disease that made him legally blind, and would eventually leave him totally sightless, the nine-year-old boy used to sit in the back of the classroom, relying on the large print on an electronic screen and assisted by teacher aides. http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/news/News_Releases/2009/10/gene-therapy-restores-sight/
http://www.wired.com/design/2012/11/3-d-printed-cartilage/ <img class="size-large wp-image-140064 " title="cartilage_printer" src="http://www.wired.com/design/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/cartilage_printer-660x497.jpeg" alt="" width="660" height="497" />

Hybrid 3-D Printer Used to Create Cartilage Implants | Wired Design

BioFuel Cell Uses Glucose in the Body to Produce Electricity for Cyborgs

http://singularityhub.com/2010/05/24/new-biofuel-cell-uses-glucose-in-the-body-to-produce-electricity-for-cyborgs/ Biofuel cells turned glucose into electricity in rats. Researchers at Joseph Fourier University in France have created a new biofuel cell that harnesses oxygen and glucose from the body to produce electricity.
Sep. 5, 2012 — A team of experts in mechanics, materials science, and tissue engineering at Harvard has created an extremely stretchy and tough gel that may pave the way to replacing damaged cartilage in human joints.

Tough gel stretches to 21 times its length, recoils, and heals itself: Biocompatible material much tougher than cartilage

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Dr. Karl Jansen

UC Davis News & Information :: Chemical widely used in antibacterial hand soaps may impair muscle function

Triclosan, an antibacterial chemical widely used in hand soaps and other personal-care products, hinders muscle contractions at a cellular level, slows swimming in fish and reduces muscular strength in mice, according to researchers at the University of California, Davis, and the University of Colorado. The findings appear online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.

Common parasite may trigger suicide attempts: Inflammation from T. gondii produces brain-damaging metabolites

Aug. 16, 2012 — A parasite thought to be harmless and found in many people may actually be causing subtle changes in the brain, leading to suicide attempts. New research appearing in the August issue of The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry adds to the growing work linking an infection caused by the Toxoplasma gondii parasite to suicide attempts. Michigan State University's Lena Brundin was one of the lead researchers on the team.