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Harvard biologists discover how to regenerate brain cells damaged in ALS, spinal cord injuries
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NomNom feddit.uk NomNom@feddit.uk
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curbstickle anarchist.nexus curbstickle@anarchist.nexus
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Its wonderful seeing progress with ALS treatment (even at the early research stage like this). My dad had ALS, its something you dont want anyone to ever experience.

It seems they have some great material to move forward with here, I hope the research works out.

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Abundance114 lemmy.world Abundance114@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-12-23
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When was the last time we saw a big medical issue cured?

Hep C?

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MyTurtleSwimsUpsideDown fedia.io MyTurtleSwimsUpsideDown@fedia.io
Joined: 2024-03-07
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When was the last time we saw a big medical issue cured? Hep C?

I was gonna say the cervical cancer vaccine, but that just predates Hep C.

Would HIV PeEP count?

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Kevlar21 piefed.social Kevlar21@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-06-21
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Let me guess, does it involve a bucket of ice?

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chaogomu lemmy.world chaogomu@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-01-04
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Let me guess, does it involve a bucket of ice?

I think it might. But that was years ago.

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chaogomu lemmy.world chaogomu@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-01-04
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When was the last time we saw a big medical issue cured? Hep C?

There's a pill that just finished phase 1 trials that can cure osteoarthritis.

Well, it's a treatment that allows joint cartilage to regrow and heal properly.

It also reverses age related muscle loss.

Now, these things can come back, but they need to degrade naturally again. Probably. We don't know how fast the degradation will set in once the suppression of the gerozyme is removed.

If you want to learn more, look up 15-PGDH inhibitors. I'd link to the Stanford study, but that's a bit hard from my phone.

As someone who has arthritic knees, I've been following the various clinical trials closely.

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sp3ctr4l lemmy.dbzer0.com sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2025-04-10
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Well that can't be right, there's no mention of any LLM or AI contributing to this breakthrough!

I was told that sacrificing the climate and economy would be worth it!

You're telling me that just actually smart and diligent people can do these things, with orders of magnitude less funding?

Balderdash.

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altphoto lemmy.today altphoto@lemmy.today
Joined: 2025-04-14
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...of mice? That's always the thing. Its never for people. Its always for mice.

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bagsy lemmy.world bagsy@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-09-18
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...of mice? That's always the thing. Its never for people. Its always for mice.

Becuase mice dont object to random, potentially lethal experiments.

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FlashMobOfOne lemmy.world FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-12
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Between this and the Galleri Test, there are some really exciting things happening in medical breakthroughs.

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