Emma Teling: 2012 bat genome review Preserving eco-diversity and managing climate is definitely top priority and those issues can already be solved with current technology. True, scientific developments will make it easier, but science is not the dominant factor there. Whereas in medicine, science is the only way. In regards to society, think about what [...]
Sonia Arrison is a futurist and policy analyst who has studied the impact of new technologies on society for more than a decade. A Senior Fellow at the California-based Pacific Research Institute (PRI) and a columnist for TechNewsWorld, she is author of two previous books as well as numerous PRI studies on technology issues. A [...]
Stem cells – a step forward to complete regeneration? Stem cells are a class of undifferentiated cells that are able to differentiate into specialized cell types. This means that at the beginning, all cells were stem cells that became bone cells, skin, blood cells etc… Commonly, stem cells come from two main sources: a. [...]
Anti aging process could accelerated in the future Stem cells are biological cells found in all multicellular organisms, that can divide (through mitosis) and differentiate into diverse specialized cell types and can self-renew to produce more stem cells. In mammals, there are two broad types of stem cells: embryonic stem cells, which are isolated from [...]
We all heard the jokes about aging and memory loss — everyone knows about the situation when people walk around looking for the reading glasses on their head. Forgetfulness is not in your imagination. We have three kinds of memory and all of them tend to slow or decline with age. Those three types are: [...]
We all live in a fast world characterized by stress. We all hear phrases like “I feel so stressed”, “I am so stressed about that”, “don’t stress me with that” etc. But what most people don’t know is what relationship is between stress and DNA damage. Researchers from Duke University and scientists from the Florida [...]
What is life extension? Is it just the alternative to a short life or is it something more? What is it that we actually want to extend? The answer is for sure that we don’t want to extend just the biological body for that would negate alternative possibilities for embodying prosthetic forms and synthetic platforms. [...]
Cancer prevention with two hours and a half weekly physical activity Physical activity about two hours and a half each week play a key role in preventing cancers, particularly those of colon and breast cancer, said the World Health Organization (WHO), in a study published on Friday, quoted by France Presse. “Many cancers could be [...]
Olive oil health benefits Researchers from the National Center for Health in the city of Bordeaux / France / insists that the constant use of olive oil in salads and even fried, could fall by 41% the risk of myocardial infarction and other cardiovascular diseases, according to the Medinfo portal. Following an investigation in which [...]
Would nanorobots cure cancer in the future? Chennai, formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam, is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. “The development of nanotechnology applications in healthcare needs to be utilised to develop nanorobots for cancer cure and nanodrug delivery [...]
Anti aging products – how to choose your perfect anti aging product According to Wikipedia, anti aging is defined as: “Life extension science, also known as anti-aging medicine, experimental gerontology, and biomedical gerontology, is the study of slowing down or reversing the processes of aging to extend both the maximum and average lifespan. Some researchers [...]