Scientists in Japan have developed a groundbreaking treatment that could double the average lifespan of cats, extending it from around 15 years to nearly 30 years.
The key lies in a protein called AIM (Apoptosis Inhibitor of Macrophage), discovered by Dr. Toru Miyazaki. While cats naturally produce AIM, they lack the ability to activate it effectively. This deficiency leads to the gradual buildup of waste in the kidneys, the leading cause of death in domestic cats.
Dr. Miyazaki’s team created an injectable form of activated AIM that directly restores the kidneys’ natural cleaning function. In clinical trials, cats with advanced kidney disease showed dramatic improvement after treatment. The therapy works both as a preventive measure for healthy cats and as a treatment for those already ill.
If approved, the treatment could revolutionize feline healthcare. Commercial rollout is expected to begin in Japan as early as 2025, with wider availability projected for 2027.
The research has also sparked interest for its potential applications in human medicine, as the AIM protein plays a similar waste-clearing role across species.
@JonathanBenecke Please tell us that there's another #Riker book incoming. Easily one of my favorite characters and definitely at the top with Court Gentry and John Dempsey. Please keep his adventures coming.
No satire here—GOA fully supports the legalization of machineguns. 🔥
West Virginia has introduced a GOA-backed bill allowing the state to sell machine guns to law-abiding Americans. 🇺🇸
This is how we beat a tyrannical federal government!
Tony is anti-gunner trash who was having an affair with his married staffer who ultimately died after supposedly "setting herself on fire" 🤨
His primary opponent, Brandon Herrera, is the right candidate for Texas 23 🇺🇸
#Texas#Texas23
🚨BREAKING: Analysts are calling this the biggest FRAUD in American history. MSNBC falsely aired a Video from 2017 claiming it was LIVE footage from yesterday's "No Kings" rally in Boston.
MSNBC purposely wanted to portray a massive turnout for "No Kings." Which was a LIE.
This is CRAZY
The state of Virginia is making people pay taxes on their cars, trailers, campers, RVs and boats EVERY YEAR based on their value
Every year you must again pay taxes on your vehicles, even if they’re paid off
- They give you an assessed value
- Then there is a rate per hundred dollars that you pay
- This year's rate is $2.35 per hundred dollars of the piece of property that you own
- Then they charge you per month that you own that item
For this woman to own her own cars in the state of Virginia this year, she was billed $2,104.45 (She shows the bill as proof)
This is separate from registration fees and tags.
“This bill right here is specifically for owning a car or camper trailer, whatever, in the state of Virginia.”
Taxes in America are out of control
Destiny is out here spewing terrorist threats that would make Osama bin Laden blush.
But yes, please lecture us on how it's conservatives that need to turn the temperature down.
Dear @HenryFordHealth — if I am a patient, can I request that this nurse comes nowhere near me? He apparently believes he knows what specific people “deserve.”
Andrew Schweizer, a pilot for @united and @SkyWestAirlines, says he is glad Charlie Kirk is dead, because he was a “fucking Nazi,” stressing that he “chose those words deliberately.” Would you put your life in Andrew’s hands?
I’m utterly heartbroken and disgusted by Jazmin Murguia’s vile words justifying Charlie Kirk’s killing.
As CO’s Suicide Prevention Coordinator, her hate has NO place in public service.
Fire her now! @CDPHE
OMG
Teacher at @ClarkCountySch says he loved watching every second of the video of Charlie getting shot
This person doesn’t belong anywhere near children!
Conservatives say that guns are for sport, hunting, and self defense because that’s what they use them for.
Liberals say that guns are for killing people because that’s what they use them for.
BREAKING - Numerous clips of Hassan Piker calling on his viewers to kill right-wingers are going viral after the slaying of Charlie Kirk, with calls for his immediate arrest for fomenting violence as Twitch refuses to take action.