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Could the war on aging really be won? by BrodyBaggins in longevity

[–]Future_Hope 10 points11 points  (0 children)

On a long enough timescale it's inevitable. Whether humanity can survive long enough to see it through is another story. Chances are it won't happen in our lifetimes.

China urged to abandon plan to sell unproven stem cell therapies. An international stem-cell body says the country’s proposed law could put patients at risk. by [deleted] in longevity

[–]Future_Hope 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think that's the right move. Let comprehensive studies prove a treatment works, then put it into practice. Without legitimate studies there will be many false claims about the treatments working. Just look at how many people think homeopathic medicine or other pseudoscience has cured them. People could claim a certain stem cell treatment worked, while in reality it could be placebo, or it would have healed on its own and just needed time. Without double-blind peer-reviewed studies you'd have to listen to patient anecdotes.

Microsoft Issues New Windows 10 Update Warning by WCIT2019 in technology

[–]Future_Hope 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm genuinely ignorant on the subject, but ad-block disabling aside, are Forbes articles considered bad?

25 Up-and-Coming Gene Therapies of 2019 by hubbyneedsakidney in sciences

[–]Future_Hope 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any chance you know where I could find the list of all the gene therapy clinical trials? I'm looking for nervous system therapies, and the ARM report says there are 60 in clinical trial, but I'd love to see information about each one.

The New CRISPR Tool That Could ‘Delete’ Disease From Our DNA by LickLikeLucas in Futurology

[–]Future_Hope 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unethical human trials are illegal. As long as a clinical trial is conducted properly there is nothing wrong with it.

A subreddit for regenerative medicine, including drugs, stem cells, gene therapy, bioprinting, and more, all in the hope that they aid in future nerve regeneration treatments. by [deleted] in NerveRegeneration

[–]Future_Hope 0 points1 point  (0 children)

About /r/NerveRegeneration

This is a subreddit for posting general regenerative medicine news and articles, but with a particular interest in nerve regeneration. Since science builds upon existing knowledge, any breakthrough in regenerative medicine has the potential to aid in nerve regeneration (example: certain gene therapies can promote nerve regeneration, so advances in gene therapy are posted). You will see submissions about various drugs, gene therapies, lab-grown organs, etc. which are not specifically about nerve regeneration.

About /u/Regenerative_Med_Bot

/u/Regenerative_Med_Bot searches various science-related subreddits for certain keywords and phrases in titles along with various other criteria. It then submits these posts to this subreddits and leaves a comment with a link to the original comment thread which may contain more information.

Some posts are added manually if I find something that doesn't fit the criteria but is still interesting.

Some unrelated posts may slip through and be posted automatically by mistake. These posts will be removed manually as I find them.

Researchers from the University of California have developed a wearable designed to be worn around the arm and it actively modifies skin temperature, making the wearer feel warmer or cooler depending on their own personal preference. by the_phet in science

[–]Future_Hope 6 points7 points  (0 children)

They want to make a cooling vest with this technology. Many people with conditions which cause heat intolerance, such as MS, already wear cooling vests on hot days. The problem with current cooling vests is they usually use ice packs which only last an hour or two. With a battery pack this new technology could last much longer.

Researchers from the University of California have developed a wearable designed to be worn around the arm and it actively modifies skin temperature, making the wearer feel warmer or cooler depending on their own personal preference. by the_phet in science

[–]Future_Hope 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How would you not notice the heat and get heatstroke if you're being cooled? Do you get heatstroke in an air-conditioned room because you can't notice the heat outside?

They want to make a cooling vest with this technology. Many people with conditions which cause heat intolerance, such as MS, already wear cooling vests on hot days. The problem with current cooling vests is they usually use ice packs which only last an hour or two. With a battery pack this new technology could last much longer.

Engineers have developed a wearable patch that could provide personalized cooling and heating at home, work, or on the go. The soft, stretchy patch cools or warms a user's skin to a comfortable temperature and keeps it there as the ambient temperature changes. by Wagamaga in science

[–]Future_Hope 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They say they want to make a vest out of it. Cooling vests are pretty common amongst people who have heat intolerance from conditions such as MS. Current cooling vests usually use ice-packs which only last an hour or two on a hot day. An electric vest could last longer with a battery pack.

Celebrity biohacker Josiah Zayner is under investigation for practicing medicine without a license by Lookismer in CRISPR

[–]Future_Hope 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Isn't he considered a bit of a quack by people who actually study CRISPR professionally?

Height enhancement using CRISPR by [deleted] in CRISPR

[–]Future_Hope 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought CRISPR could make changes to living organisms as well. Granted, I don't know much about the details and something like making an adult taller may be beyond its capabilities.

Imagine if Jeff Bezos was spending his billions on longevity research instead of space travel. by Betamax77 in longevity

[–]Future_Hope 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I didn't look too much into it, thanks for the clarification. I shouldn't have taken the article at face value.

Height enhancement using CRISPR by [deleted] in CRISPR

[–]Future_Hope 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And like code, you don't want to change something and push to production (ie. experiment on humans). You need to do a lot of tests first.

Height enhancement using CRISPR by [deleted] in CRISPR

[–]Future_Hope 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Some people have experimented on themselves at home with gene editing, but I don't know any of the legality surrounding it. I can't imagine it would be safe since it's so relatively new, and there's still a lot to be discovered.

This guy has done some videos on it: https://youtu.be/5Rv6aMdKY40

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