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Weekly reads: $1B Saudi anti-aging push, OCT4 necklace, cancer trial wows, coffee brain

I recently wrote about stem cell-related ideas for anti-aging and even cheating death, but there are of course other approaches including drugs like metformin. A new article outlines a massive research funding plan to tackle aging. Let's start with that. Recommend reads including anti-aging Saudi Arabia plans to spend $1 billion a year discovering treatments to slow aging, MIT Tech Review.  …
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Fact-checking troubling R3 Stem Cell clinic chain

Map of R3 stem cell clinic locations
I've had concerns about an American unproven clinic firm called R3 Stem Cell for many years. They sell unproven stem cell-related "treatments" via dozens of affiliated locations. I put quotes around treatments because in my view there is no good evidence here for claims of treating numerous serious illnesses. The goal of today's post is to shine some light on …

Fact-checking VSEL stem cells & supposed 'VSEL treatment'

A few people in the stem cell field keep arguing that adult pluripotent stem cells exist, including so-called "very small embryonic-like stem cells" or VSEL stem cells. These days the supposed cells are called VSELs or V-cells too. Only a handful of researchers have ever been able to report finding and studying these cells. Others including very respected labs have …
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