Remarkable new pill delivers identical health benefits as physical exercise
Researchers have identified unique molecular signals in the body that could lead to a supplement providing the health benefits of exercise.
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JJ Shavit
- Apr 2
Scientists develop pill that delivers the same health benefits as exercise
Researchers developed a supplement capable of providing the health benefits of exercise to patients who are incapable of physical activity.
JJ Shavit
- Mar 20
New gene-editing technique could reverse vision loss and blindness in humans
Researchers in China have successfully restored the vision of mice with retinitis pigmentosa, one of the major causes of blindness in humans
JJ Shavit
- Mar 12
Lab-grown eye cells could be the cure for blindness, study finds
Retinal cells grown from stem cells, called organoids, are reprogrammed and ready for trials in humans with degenerative eye disorders.
JJ Shavit
- Mar 2
Revolutionary pill delivers equivalent results to physical exercise
Researchers developed a supplement capable of administering the health benefits of exercise to patients incapable of physical activity.
JJ Shavit
- Feb 13
Reprogrammed skin cells can treat blindness, researchers find
Resaerchers coaxed human skin cells reprogrammed to act as stem cells to develop into layers of several types of retinal cells.
JJ Shavit
- Jan 13
Lab-grown retinal eye cells can treat blindness
Retinal cells grown from stem cells are ready for trials in humans with degenerative eye disorders according to researchers at U of W.
JJ Shavit
- Jan 2
Groundbreaking pill delivers equivalent results to physical exercise
The beneficial messages being sent to the central nervous system during exercise are packaged up in what are known as lipid particles.
JJ Shavit
- Oct 15, 2022
Eye-opening discovery about adult brain’s ability to recover vision
A discovery about how some visually impaired adults could start to see offers a new vision of the brain’s possibilities.
JJ Shavit
- Mar 10, 2022
The sound of vision: Sound can stimulate blind retina to see again
Activating neurons by ultrasound is a step towards a non-invasive retinal prosthesis that works without invasive eye surgeries.
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