SUBJ: Essay on Anti-Aging Medicine
SUBtitle: US approval for heart valve decalcification device (do not take calcium supplements)
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SHORT NOTES:
I recently received a wonderful essay, Anti-Aging Medicine, Click here.
US approval for its ShortCut heart valve decalcification device. [This is one reason calcium supplements are dangerous, especially for older women]
Trillium – a device to fix a leak in the tricuspid valve.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for PTSD.
New target for Parkinson’s treatment. Blocking or modulating TMEM16F activity.
The brain’s NMDA receptor maintains stable brain function during environment and physiological changes.
Antibodies to PD-L1 reduced inflammation and numbers of senescent cells.
The Good – The faith that the majority of us have in the future of the United States.
The Ugly – The potential inability to re-engage in listening to one another.
LONG NOTES:
I recently received a wonderful essay, Anti-Aging Medicine, by a young colleague at GRG. It is worth reading. He carefully examines all of the hype and false claims about anti-aging products. Click here.
US approval for heart repair device. (TY Atid-EDI) Israel’s Pi-Cardia (see here previously) has received US-FDA approval for its ShortCut heart valve decalcification device. ShortCut is used to remove calcium from heart valves, making them more flexible, prior to heart valve replacement [This is one reason calcium supplements are dangerous, especially for older women. Osteoporosis is caused by lack of exercise, not lack of calcium.]
Alternative to heart valve replacement. Israel’s Innoventric has developed Trillium – a device to fix a leak in the tricuspid valve, one of four valves that regulate blood flow through the heart. But instead of replacing the valve, the prosthetic device is inserted into a large vein in a 10-minute procedure under conscious sedation.
HBOT treatment for PTSD. (TY Nevet & UWI) Researchers from Tel Aviv University and Shamir Medical Center in Beer Yaakov found that hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) can significantly alleviate PTSD symptoms, particularly for patients unresponsive to traditional therapies or medications.
New target for Parkinson’s treatment. Tel Aviv University researchers have discovered a mutation of the TMEM16F protein secretes α-synuclein to enhance the spread of Parkinson’s pathology through nerve cells in the brain. Blocking or modulating TMEM16F activity may reduce α-synuclein and cure Parkinson’s disease.
Brain stabilizer discovered. The brain’s NMDA receptor (NMDAR) is known to be vital for learning and memory. Now Tel Aviv University researchers have discovered that it also maintains stable brain function during environment and physiological changes. The discovery may lead to new treatments for brain diseases.
An antibody against aging. (TY UWI) Scientists at Israel’s Weizmann Institute have uncovered how aging cells evade the immune system. The protein PD-L1 stops the immune system from recognizing and destroying aging (senescent / “zombie”) cells. Antibodies to PD-L1 reduced inflammation and numbers of senescent cells.
From Kevin F: The Good – The faith that the majority of us have in the future of the United States. The Ugly – The potential inability to re-engage in listening to one another to solve problems in America.
