A blood test biomarker for early detection of Parkinson's disease when there are no symptoms
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Breakthrough brain mapping and genome sequencing advances announced
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A huge day for mapping in life science!
—the mammalian brain, most extensive yet https://
nature.com/articles/s4158
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… @AllenInstitute —a comprehensive map of the human cell going sub-cellular https://
nature.com/articles/s4158
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—complete ape genomes https://
nature.com/articles/s4158
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AI Improves Diagnostic Accuracy Clinical Performance Nature
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2 important papers @Nature today indicate the potential for #AI to improve diagnostic accuracy and overall clinical performance for patient management and interactions @GoogleDeepMind @vivnat @danmcduff @taotu831 @alan_karthi https://
nature.com/articles/s4158
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GLP-1 and SGLT2i Drugs Show Promise Against Alzheimer’s Disease
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In people with diabetes, GLP-1 and SGLT2i drugs were associated with less Alzheimer's disease and related dementias https://
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eurology/fullarticle/2831976
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FountainLife APEX Membership Added at $19,500 Annually
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Adding @fountainlife_hq (thanks to @erikbryn for prodding my memory) at $19,500 per year for its "APEX" membership. Also revised in the accompanying text
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Business of promoting longevity: critical analysis and market trends
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Here's a Table summary, the foundation for critique in the essay
Link https://
erictopol.substack.com/p/the-business
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Mel Mitchell’s Essay on Large Reasoning Models
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Great plain English essay, open-access @ScienceMagazine by @MelMitchell1 on large reasoning models
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AI Discovers Existing Medicines for Rare Disease Treatment
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"In labs around the world, scientists are using A.I. to search among existing medicines for treatments that work for rare diseases." And saving some lives. @DavidFajgenbaum https://
nytimes.com/2025/03/20/wel
l/ai-drug-repurposing.html?unlocked_article_code=1.5U4.XbyR.uJZgEHASVttP&smid=url-share
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AI Democratizes Rapid Accurate Weather Forecasting Systems
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Using A.I. to democratize rapid, accurate weather forecasting from multiple inputs with thousands of less time computing power than current systems New @Nature @turinginst @Cambridge_Uni https://
nature.com/articles/s4158
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Human Enhancement Data Gap: Longevity Superhuman Challenge
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One little problem for the dimension of Superhumans with extended longevity: no data. @TheEconomist https://
economist.com/leaders/2025/0
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