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- This Living Building Material Forms Bone-Like Structures and Could One Day Repair Itself April 18, 2025Scientists combined fungus and bacteria into a "living material" that stays alive for up to a month. The post This Living Building Material Forms Bone-Like Structures and Could One Day Repair Itself appeared first on SingularityHub.Edd Gent
- Parkinson’s Patients Say Their Symptoms Eased After Receiving Millions of New Brain Cells April 17, 2025Two studies found stem-cell therapies were safe and reduced symptoms, but bigger trials are still needed. The post Parkinson’s Patients Say Their Symptoms Eased After Receiving Millions of New Brain Cells appeared first on SingularityHub.Shelly Fan
- Mystery Objects From Other Stars Are Visiting Our Solar System. These Missions Will Study Them Up Close April 15, 2025Intercepting interstellar objects could transform fleeting encounters into profound scientific opportunities. The post Mystery Objects From Other Stars Are Visiting Our Solar System. These Missions Will Study Them Up Close appeared first on SingularityHub.Billy Bryan, Chris Carter, and Theodora Ogden
- Largest Brain Map Ever Reveals Hidden Algorithms of the Mammalian Brain April 14, 2025In a first, the 3D reconstruction of a mouse brain links structure to activity. The post Largest Brain Map Ever Reveals Hidden Algorithms of the Mammalian Brain appeared first on SingularityHub.Shelly Fan
- Dark Energy Discovery Could Undermine Our Entire Model of Cosmological History April 12, 2025A vast galactic survey suggests dark energy may not be constant after all. The post Dark Energy Discovery Could Undermine Our Entire Model of Cosmological History appeared first on SingularityHub.Bernard J.T. Jones, Licia Verde, Vicent J. Martínez, and Virginia L. Trimble
- DeepMind’s New AI Teaches Itself to Play Minecraft From Scratch April 11, 2025The AI made a “mental map” of the world to collect the game’s most sought-after material. The post DeepMind’s New AI Teaches Itself to Play Minecraft From Scratch appeared first on SingularityHub.Shelly Fan
- Our Conscious Perception of the World Depends on This Deep Brain Structure April 10, 2025The thalamus is a gateway, shuttling select information into consciousness. The post Our Conscious Perception of the World Depends on This Deep Brain Structure appeared first on SingularityHub.Shelly Fan
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- Researchers Use Big Data to Find a Longevity Target April 16, 2025Researchers publishing in Aging Cell have used large databases to discover a causal relationship between multiple genes and overall mortality risk, finding a new potential target in the process. Putting -omics databases to work These researchers introduce their study by […]Josh Conway
- Senolytics Decrease Low Back Pain in Mice April 15, 2025Researchers have tested a synthetic and natural senolytic combination of RG-7112 and o-vanillin in mice with early-onset low back pain and disc degeneration. They observed reduced signs of back pain; decreased senescence and disc degeneration; […]Anna Drangowska-Way
- Results of a Crowdfunded One-Year Human Rapamycin Trial April 14, 2025In Aging, Dr. Sajid Zalzala and his team have published the results of Participatory Evaluation of Aging with Rapamycin for Longevity […]Josh Conway
- Neurons Hidden to Immune Cells Improve Parkinson’s in Rats April 11, 2025By tweaking genes used by placental and cancerous cells to evade immune detection, scientists have created non-immunogenic neuronal grafts that may help Parkinson’s patients [1]. […]Arkadi Mazin
- How Exercise May Fight Parkinson’s Disease April 10, 2025Experimenting on rodents, researchers have found a pathway through which exercise could fight Parkinson’s disease and a molecule that might recapitulate this effect. Fighting inflammation is crucial in Parkinson’s Parkinson’s disease is characterized by […]Josh Conway
- Dietary Patterns Associated With Healthy Aging April 9, 2025A recent study investigated the impact of eight different mid-life dietary patterns on the odds of healthy aging, including cognitive, mental, and physical health [1]. You are what you eat Diet is an easily […]Anna Drangowska-Way
- Fasting Affects the Immune System via the Brain April 8, 2025A new study has found that the immune remodeling associated with fasting can be recapitulated by activating a subset of neurons in the hypothalamus. […]Arkadi Mazin