This startup is growing mini-livers to keep patients alive
Dimension Bio wants to grow a simplified liver from cells to sustain patients long enough for a damaged liver to recover—or until a transplant arrives. (Read on Fast Company)… Read the rest
Dimension Bio wants to grow a simplified liver from cells to sustain patients long enough for a damaged liver to recover—or until a transplant arrives. (Read on Fast Company)… Read the rest
May 15, 2024
Daniela Fernandez of Sustainable Ocean Alliance joins Groundbreaking Women honorees Rachael Floreani of Burlington Bio and Rachel Slaybaugh of DCVC to discuss the environment and challenges for women in the climate and food businesses.… Read the rest
Instead of attacking ailments individually, the researcher wants to target the entire aging process, using cheap drugs that can be prescribed right now. (read on Worth magazine)… Read the rest
Reversing aging isn’t just a crazy-billionaire fever dream. From the mundane to the revolutionary, many ways exist, or may exist, to soften aging and extend healthy lives. (Read on Worth.)… Read the rest
Efforts are afoot to extend healthy lives, but doing it in a way that benefits everyone equally is still a challenge. (Read on Worth magazine)… Read the rest
Now in his 60s, the physician and entrepreneur is directing tens of millions of dollars at far-out tech to let him and others live twice as long, or longer. (Read on Worth magazine)… Read the rest
Long speculated to slow or even reverse aging in off-label use, the generic drugs metformin and rapamycin are getting formal clinical trials this year. (Worth magazine)… Read the rest
A study found healthy people taking organ-transplant drug rapamycin off-label showed signs of improved health, and even COVID resistance. (Read on Worth.)… Read the rest
AI is not a panacea. But it offers amazing power to supercharge human creativity and productivity in solving the world’s biggest problems. (Read on Worth.)… Read the rest
Anxiety over technological change is escalating, especially thanks to AI. Researchers and therapists offer all sorts of ways to deal with it. (Wall Street Journal)… Read the rest