Castration extends life span in mice(science.org)

9 points by gmays 7 days ago | 8 comments

Science news article on a preprint finding that castrating older male mice extended their life span by about 33%, more than castration before or after puberty.

Facing a demographic catastrophe, Ukraine is paying for troops to freeze sperm(bbc.com)

39 points by tartoran 8 months ago | 43 comments

Ultrasound is ushering a new era of surgery-free cancer treatment(bbc.com)

373 points by 1659447091 1 year ago | 104 comments

BBC Future article on how focused ultrasound techniques are enabling non-invasive, surgery-free cancer treatment.

Music eases surgery and speeds recovery, study finds(bbc.com)

211 points by 1659447091 11 months ago | 90 comments

The “invented persona” behind the GISAID viral sequence database(science.org)

98 points by Metacelsus 3 years ago | 40 comments

A barbarian tribe's mythic origin story is true, ancient DNA reveals(science.org)

236 points by benbreen 6 days ago | 211 comments

Science news article reporting ancient DNA studies showing the Goths migrated from Scandinavia, supporting Jordanes's origin story.

Castration extends life span in mice(science.org)

9 points by gmays 7 days ago | 8 comments

Science news article on a preprint finding that castrating older male mice extended their life span by about 33%, more than castration before or after puberty.

LLMs use a surprisingly simple mechanism to retrieve some stored knowledge(news.mit.edu)

336 points by CharlesW 2 years ago | 121 comments

MIT News article on research showing LLMs often retrieve stored facts via simple linear functions, and a technique to probe what a model knows about subjects.

Enhancing gut-brain communication reversed cognitive decline in aging mice(med.stanford.edu)

368 points by mustaphah 8 months ago | 176 comments

Stanford Medicine news article reporting that enhancing gut-brain communication reversed cognitive decline in aging mice.

Bones may release proteins that slow aging and extend life span(science.org)

304 points by EA-3167 11 days ago | 119 comments

Science news article on a mouse study finding that mechanical strain on bones triggers osteocytes to secrete proteins that slow aging and extend life span.

Cold-blooded software(dubroy.com)

499 points by arbesman 2 years ago | 198 comments

Patrick Dubroy's blog essay using cold-blooded animals as a metaphor for software that can sit untouched for long periods and still work when revived.

The ovary doesn't retire after menopause(news.northwestern.edu)

55 points by gmays 26 days ago | 6 comments

Northwestern University news release on a study finding human ovaries show increased inflammation and tissue structural changes decades after menopause.