Progress on a better alternative to animal testing
/Medicine depends on animal testing to assess drug safety and efficacy. The problem is that animal tests often fail to predict clinical responses. This means drugs that look pr...
Read MoreVascular Tissue Challenge Update
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Last June, the Methuselah Foundation and NASA officially launched the Vascular Tissue Challenge (VTC) at the White House Organ Summit, hosted by the Office of Science and Tech...
Read MoreOrganovo Collaborates With Professor Melissa Little for Kidney Tissue Research
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SAN DIEGO and MELBOURNE, Australia and SPRINGFIELD, Va., Jan. 24, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Organovo Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:ONVO) (“Organovo”), a three-dimensional biology comp...
Read MoreScientists Correct Mutated Gene that Causes Sickle Cell Disease in Stem Cells
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For the first time, scientists were able to correct the genetic mutation that causes sickle cell disease in stem cells....
Read MoreThese companies search for a cure to aging– and their discoveries are amazing
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The ideas surrounding life enhancement are not new—in fact, records show an interest in the mysteries surrounding human life for centuries....
Read MoreIrish scientists discover way to 'print' new bones to help those with deformities and catastrophic injuries
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Irish scientists have developed a revolutionary new process which allows them to make human bones using 3D printing....
Read MoreMaking memories stronger and more precise during aging
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When it comes to the billions of neurons in your brain, what you see at birth is what get — except in the hippocampus. Buried deep underneath the folds of the cerebral cortex,...
Read MoreMichael Sefton to receive Lifetime Achievement Award
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University of Toronto biomedical engineering University Professor Michael Sefton (IBBME, ChemE) has been named this year’s recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the...
Read MoreMethuselah Fellowship Award Winner Tackles Macular Degeneration
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Typically, a fellowship and participation in a research study to cure a major disease would occur years after completing undergrad, possibly even after earning a PhD. But Jenn...
Read MoreVascular Tissue Challenge Introduction Webinar
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The Vascular Tissue Challenge is a $500,000 prize purse for the creation ofthick, human vascularized organ tissue in an in-vitro environment that maintains metabolic functiona...
Read MoreEpisode 005 with Dr John Geibel; Yale University
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On this week's podcast, join us as we talk with Dr John Geibel, Director of Surgical Research and Professor of Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology at Yale Universi...
Read MoreMethuselah 300 Podcast Episode 004: Is a Synthetic Liver on the Horizon? With Dr Bryon Petersen
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Join us on this week's podcast as we interview Dr. Bryon Petersen, who is researching and developing a new device that could bridge the gap for those awaiting a new liver so t...
Read MoreEpisode 003 Interview with Founder Dave Gobel Part #2
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In this Episode of the Methuselah 300 Podcast, we’ll continue our interview with founder Dave Gobel as he explains more of the specific areas of regenerative medicine the foun...
Read MoreEpisode 002 of the Methuselah 300 Podcast
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In this Episode of the Methuselah 300 Podcast, we’ll interview founder Dave Gobel and learn what planted the seed for the idea that would grow into the Methuselah Foundation. ...
Read MoreEpisode 001 of the Methuselah 300 Podcast
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In this episode, you'll learn what the podcast will be about and what you can expect to see in the future....
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