March 28, 2017

Weekly Biomedicine Newsletter

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How brain and arm implants allow a paralyzed man to move again—just by thinking

To reverse paralysis, scientists wired a man’s brain to his muscles using electronics.

 
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Is this the anti-aging pill we’ve all been waiting for?

A drug derived from an Easter Island bacterium extends the life of lab animals. People could be next.

 
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What new commercial tests can tell you about your microbiome

New services that sequence the bacteria in your digestive tract can provide only limited information for now.

 
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Researchers found a possible way to make blood cells young

It’s another tantalizing finding in an area of anti-aging research that has had mixed results.

 
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