diseases of old age

The residents of Easter Island did not receive a penny from the medicine discovered in their country. Illustration: depositphotos.com

A drug worth billions was discovered on Easter Island – but the healers were left out of the story

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Rapamycin, one of the most important drugs in modern medicine, was discovered in soil collected by a medical expedition in 1964 – but the indigenous people received no credit or compensation.
A researcher examines a killifish fish. The image was prepared using DALEE and is not a scientific image

Cracking the code for longevity? A breakthrough in understanding the relationship between sex and life expectancy

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A study by Hebrew University researchers opens innovative avenues in understanding the influence of sex cells on life expectancy and sheds light on the central role of sex cells and fertility on longevity
Dr. Chaya Keller, 2024 Krill Prize winner. Courtesy of the Wolf Foundation

Ten winners of the Krill Award for Excellence in Scientific Research have been announced

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The Wolf Foundation in cooperation with the Israeli research universities selected the team of promising researchers of the Israeli Academy for 2024
Osteoporosis is the most common cause of broken bones in the elderly of both sexes. Illustration: pixabay.

Bone penetrating infection

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Senescent cells (top) and normal cells (bottom) from the inner lining of a mouse lung, stained with colors that highlight the markers of aging (left) or the characteristics of the lining (right). Filmed with ImageStreamX technology. Source: Weizmann Institute magazine.

Inventory count of senescent cells

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According to Dr. Orit Goldman, artificial intelligence makes it possible to predict elderly people who are expected to deteriorate in order to focus their treatment. Illustration image. Source: US Air Force photo.

Tomorrow's medicine in the era of data mining and Big Data

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Bottles of insulin for injection. Source: Alan Levine.

Research: Insulin resistance is associated with an accelerated decline in cognitive functions

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Blood pressure test for the elderly. Illustration: shutterstock

The future of care for the elderly: robotic wheelchairs, tissue regeneration and wearable computing

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A single dose of Ritalin may improve walking balance and reduce the risk of falling in the elderly

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