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Four years after its inception, NewLimit's quest to extend healthy human lifespan through cellular reprogramming has attracted substantial financial backing. The biotech startup, co-founded by Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, has secured $130 million in Series B funding led by Kleiner Perkins, building on their $40 million Series A from two […]

Transform your fertility journey while helping others create families—there is an innovative egg sharing program that benefits everyone involved. The assisted fertility market is changing dramatically as women navigate career aspirations alongside family planning. A company called Cofertility has come forward with an innovative solution: freeze your eggs at no […]

In a major milestone for cancer research, the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory helped reduce the time between cancer diagnosis and pathology report processing from 22 months to just 14 months, utilizing advanced artificial intelligence technology developed by ORNL's research team. This significant step forward, announced by the […]

Understanding how neurons repair genomic errors in DNA sheds light on aging and neurodegenerative disease progression. Brain cells receive sensory inputs from the outside world and send signals throughout the body telling organs and muscles what to do. Although neurons comprise only 10% of brain cells, their functional and genomic […]

Over the past few decades, a growing body of research has revealed an association between hearing loss and cognitive decline in older adults. Studies have found that individuals with hearing loss are more likely to develop dementia and experience faster rates of cognitive decline over time compared to those with […]

A University of Queensland study has found no link between exposure to water fluoridation as a young child and negative cognitive development. Professor Loc Do from UQ’s School of Dentistry said the IQ scores of 357 people who had participated in the 2012–2014 National Child Oral Health Study were assessed […]

A promising ultrasound therapy to potentially restore brain function in people with Alzheimer's disease has been licenced to a new startup spun out of The University of Queensland. The therapeutic ultrasound technology developed by Professor Jürgen Götz from UQ’s Queensland Brain Institute will be progressed toward clinical use by Ceretas, […]