Does your counter have a box, or even a row of boxes, with tests to measure all the different aspects of your health? There’s been a big surge in home testing, where you don’t have to go to a lab or see a doctor. In many ways, this is great. Improved accessibility means more people […]
History is full of abuses of medicine. Unethical doctors carry out experimental and sometimes dangerous procedures without consent, use treatments that have no scientific basis, and put their own reputation or profits ahead of their patients. How do we make sure that the booming world of longevity only follows the best practices? That’s one of
They say that AI is taking over and that may or may not be true, but there are definitely places where it can make life more convenient. When it comes to healthcare, it may offer the kind of precision and personalization that can drastically improve our longevity. That’s what investors are hoping as they back
Our mouth sometimes gets the short end of the stick when it comes to healthcare. For some reason, dentistry is treated differently from other forms of medical attention, despite the fact that your oral health has major implications for the rest of your body. Luckily, some people are still working on treating gum disease, and
They’re some of the most challenging questions facing those who care for elderly or ill relatives. How do you monitor their health while respecting their privacy? How do you offer support while still allowing them autonomy? And what happens if they’re uncomfortable with modern technological solutions? EchoCare may have an answer (https://longevity.technology/news/aip-trailblazer-2-echocare/). EchoCare’s flagship system
Skin isn’t just the thing that holds the rest of our body together. It’s a vital organ in its own right, and it tells the story of our health across its surface. There are also many different ways that it can end up damaged or diseased. Modern technology, including AI, may make diagnosing any problems
Humans have been experimenting with psychedelics for pretty much forever. History is full of folks giving themselves visions or trying to find a higher level of consciousness. For many of these people, psychedelics seemed to have a healing effect. It’s taken science a while to catch up with the potential, but now the research is
Combining textiles with technology is proving a fascinatingly innovative way to modernize a wide range of industries, not just through the broad scope of the possible applications, but also with its impressive potential when it comes to sustainability. I could talk about smart textiles all day, but I’ll try to focus on just a few
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You might remember me telling you about epigenetic testing, one of the exciting frontiers of modern medicine. It can provide information that isn’t available anywhere else, even in a more standard genetic test, and it has big implications for healthcare. I’ve explained the basics of how it works, so now I’m going to look in
No man is an island, as the poets say. The same is true of scientific research, including in the field of longevity. One brilliant person may have a concept and even oversee it to fruition, but to navigate through funding and peer review and spread it to the public requires armies of individuals collaborating together.
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