2018 – Page 775 – Lifeboat News: The Blog

BMW is bringing its wireless charging pad to the US

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01.17.
2018

Place your BMW plug-in hybrid over the pad and charge it in less than four hours.

This artificial cartilage gets its strength from the stuff in bulletproof vests

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01.17.
2018

One of the key ingredients in this artificial cartilage is a nanoversion of the synthetic fiber in body armor.

12 Everyday Things That Will Soon Disappear

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01.17.
2018

Landlines disappeared, and so did videotapes. With neverending technological advancements, there are a lot of other things that will go out of fashion or become good for nothing in the near future.

Bright Side rounded up a few things that you can’t imagine your life without right now, but they might not be familiar to the next generation at all. This list might be surprising to you as it contains some of your favorite things.

How Close Are We to Farming Human Body Parts?

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01.17.
2018

Watch How Close Are We to Farming Human Body Parts?, a Biotech video from Seeker.

2018 May Mark The Start of a Cord-Free Life, For Real

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01.17.
2018

An alignment of technologies and products is helping to pave the way for a life without tangled cables.

AI is coming to TVs – here’s what that will mean

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01.17.
2018

Pretty soon, a smart assistant inside your TV could take the place of your remote control, and artificial intelligence could make the picture look better.

IBM to Study Human Microbiome’s Role In Autoimmune Disorders

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01.17.
2018

A look back at the most popular life extension articles of 2017.

The human microbiome is so important to human health that IBM just announced plans to study the microbiome’s role in autoimmune diseases.

New Age-Reversing Senolytics “Can Transform Medicine” Says Leading Researcher

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01.17.
2018

A look back at the most popular life extension articles of 2017.

Senolytic compounds hold promise to reverse aging in humans. In a review published yesterday, leading researcher James L. Kirkland, M.D., Ph.D., compiles a comprehensive list of the leading senolytic compounds under development for human use, two of which are currently in clinical trials. [This article first appeared on LongevityFacts.com. Follow us on Reddit | Google+. Author: Brady Hartman. ]

Imagine if you were able to reverse aging and bring your body back to its original health and vigor.

Researchers have already discovered a group of drugs called senolytics which perform this miraculous transformation in mice and are testing them in humans as we speak.

Forget About The Blood Of Teens — Young Poop, Old Poop Is The Latest Thing

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01.17.
2018

A look back at the most popular life extension articles of 2017.

The microbiome is emerging as a new player in human health. Researchers recently extended the lifespan of middle-aged animals by nearly 50% by infusing them with the poop of younger fish. [This article first appeared on the website LongevityFacts.com. Author: Brady Hartman. ]

Remember the young blood, old blood experiments in which the young blood of mice rejuvenated old mice?

Well, young poop may be even more rejuvenating.

Geroscientists Aim to Add Years to Our Lives and Life to Our Years

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01.17.
2018

A look back at the most popular life extension articles of 2017.

Summary: A geroscientist is a new breed of a researcher who aims to understand and defeat human aging using a branch of study called geroscience. What these longevity researchers have in the pipeline just may surprise you. [This article first appeared on the website LongevityFacts.com. Author: Brady Hartman. ]

A new breed of a researcher called the geroscientist is striving to end aging as we know it.

And the anti-aging drugs they have in the pipeline might just startle you.