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What could a new approach to health data mean for Geroscience research?
The Government recently announced a rapid review on the more efficient and safe use of health data for research and analysis for the benefit of patients and the healthcare sector. The…
Capuchin monkey genome reveals clues to its long life and large brain
An international team of scientists has sequenced the genome of a capuchin monkey for the first time, uncovering new genetic clues about the evolution of their long lifespan and large…
How can we live longer in better health?
Today the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee has published a report into healthy ageing, following an in-depth inquiry. It finds that:
New Science has potential to…
Podcast: Is Ageing Curable?
Andrew Steele author of “Ageless, The New Science of Getting Older Without Getting Old” joined Sean on the show.
Successful consortium project releases AI platform for drug discovery
Key players in the drug discovery industry have worked together and successfully launched a new AI platform.
Olink’s protein biomarker technology to provide proteomics data from 53,000 participants
The Olink Proteomics Olink Explore 1536 platform, using Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) as read-out, will be used in a project to measure plasma protein concentration in 53,000…
Finally given hope...by the kindness of strangers
Patients with the rarest diseases are often overlooked by medical research - but now families are fighting back by crowdfunding drug trials to save their loved ones and others.
Scientists discover protein that could combat ageing during tests on space mice
Research on mice taken to the International Space Station (ISS) has found a protein that could help combat ageing and help in the development of drugs to treat age-related diseases…
UK SPINE: Healthy ageing programme sets sights on improving quality of life in later years
National UK SPINE initiative created to help us stay healthy in later years
Innovative research aims to target the processes behind ageing rather than treating individual diseases…
How anti-ageing drugs could boost COVID vaccines in older people
COVID-19 poses the greatest threat to older people, but vaccines often don’t work well in this group. Scientists hope drugs that rejuvenate the immune system will help.