International researchers found that older mice injected with a protein called Klotho (s-KL) saw their lifespans extend by about 20 percent compared to those who did not take the molecule, and thrived as they hit old age.
Category: 13 May 2025
TECHNOCRACY BRIEFS: AI REPLACISM ACCELERATES, AND BLOOMBERG PUSHES CLIMATE CRISIS DEGROWTH
Major companies who have been laying off workers are opting to replace them with AI and automation technologies, instead of inviting them back.
U.S. SAYS IT WILL MASS-PRODUCE ITS B61-13 THERMONUCLEAR BOMB
The U.S. announced last week that it plans to mass produce the latest version of the B61-13 thermonuclear bomb, with the key new component being a tail kit that allows it to become a guided munition.
BIDEN’S GAZA PIER WAS EVEN MORE OF A DISASTER THAN PREVIOUSLY KNOWN
The humanitarian pier that former U.S. President Joe Biden ordered to be assembled on the shores leading to Gaza was even more of a failure than previously reported, as it was revealed last week that over 60 U.S. service members were injured during its construction and during the operation.
TRUMP CRYPTO ADVISER ANNOUNCES $300M BTC INVESTMENT FIRM
Another close associate to Donald Trump is looking to cash in on the U.S.’s first “crypto president,” and announced a new publicly traded bitcoin investment firm backed by $300 million.
ANOTHER CHINESE BREAKTHROUGH IN EV BATTERIES
CATL, the Chinese company that makes a third of the world’s batteries for electric vehicles (EVs), has announced a collection of breakthroughs that could resolve most of the concerns that keep potential car buyers from switching to electric mobility.
INSIDER SCAM? EARLY BUYERS OF MELANIA’S CRYPTO TOKEN MAKE WINDFALL
Early investors in Melania Trump’s crypto token called $MELANIA pulled in handsome returns while many of those who were late to the party ended up losing money, according to a report last week.
SIMPLE FUEL SWITCH SUPERCHARGES STEM CELLS
Embryos initially are made up of stem cells that can become any kind of specialized cells, from hair to heart, depending on biochemical signals and instructions from DNA.
SCIENTISTS TAME ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE IN MICE
Researchers at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute say they’ve found a way to break up clots of amyloid peptides in the brain that are a signature of Alzheimer’s Disease.
HOUSE PANEL INVESTIGATING ANTISEMITISM BLASTED AS AN EFFORT TO ‘CHILL PROTECTED SPEECH’
David Cole, a professor at Georgetown University Law Center, questioned the constitutionality of a House panel tasked with probing antisemitism allegations in the U.S. last week, comparing it to the cold-war era’s House Un-American Activities Committee.