We know dementia is a condition affecting the brain, right? It makes a lot of sense that it’s caused by neurons malfunctioning, but neurons aren’t the only cells in the brain. Although they are important, we can’t dismiss the astrocytes that sit alongside them. New research is starting to explore just what the relationship may […]
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There are a lot of supplements on the market claiming to do all kinds of wonderful things. If you’re not from a scientific background, it’s very difficult to know if those claims are actually plausible, especially when supplements don’t face the same kind of regulation as medical drugs. Ethical companies will still make sure that
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We know that the market for agetech is growing. More people are living longer, and that exposes them to the various diseases and infirmities of old age. Creating innovative new products, however, is not easy. It takes time and it takes money, and it’s hard to know where to start (https://longevity.technology/news/five-key-steps-to-getting-a-agetech-startup-funded/). There are various venture
We often say that prevention is better than cure. The best way to avoid age-related diseases is to live healthily in your youth. Normally, however, we talk about what you should do in your 20s and 30s. Not every intervention is designed to work from infancy. Nevertheless, a new diagnostic tool for identifying infections has
AI is one of the great new frontiers in medicine, leading to all kinds of new treatments and approaches. Now there’s yet another way that it may help improve our longevity, by identifying new senolytics that could stem the tide of aging and help us preserve our health for longer (https://longevity.technology/news/ai-identifies-three-new-antiaging-senolytic-candidates/). If you know anything
You clip a fitness tracker around your waist. You strap it around your wrist, either as a watch or a bracelet. What you probably haven’t done, at least before discovering the Oura Ring Generation 3, is slide it on your finger. This might be a more elegant way to wear a fitness tracker, but the
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Neurological disorders are one of the scarier categories of illness both because of the impact they can have on your life and the fact that they’re often difficult to treat. Early diagnosis is one of the most important ways to help manage these conditions, which means you need to know if you’re at risk and
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Virtual reality (VR) technology is a wonderful thing in many ways, and it has huge potential across the field of healthcare. However, as with any new innovation, it can have downsides. Cyber sickness is a form of motion sickness that can cause a lot of discomfort when using a VR headset and may prevent some
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Sometimes you look for certain foods to achieve specific health outcomes, and this may entail taking your regular diet and adding extra spices to it. Star anise is particularly popular in Chinese, Malaysian, Indonesian and Vietnamese cuisines, but it doesn’t just add a distinctive and delicious flavor; it can also have a range of health
Whether you like to run, pump iron in the gym, or swim the length of the pool, and whether you’re a boxer or a dancer, you’ve probably been told warming up is important. You’ve probably also been guilty of rushing or even skipping your warmup every now and then. It can be tempting to just
