New paper: Aspartame, a synthetic dipeptide 200X sweeter than sugar, is linked to heart disease and Type 2 diabetes. New paper finds aspartame binds tightly & stably to PGC-1alpha, a key regulator of muscle health, inflammation, and insulin resistance 🧵
💡Cities across the @OECD are experiencing major demographic shifts due to population ageing.
The share of residents aged 65+ in cities is projected to rise from 20.9% in 2020 to 27.9% by 2040.
Checklist to create cities for all ages🔗https://t.co/rP1FsoHorT
#WorldCItiesDay
BIG NEWS. FDA reverses its 2022 stance: NMN is once again allowed to be sold in the U.S. as a dietary supplement
As a founder of the field, here's my take: 🧵
On October 1903, @nytimes boldly declared it would take humans 1–10 million years to invent a flying machine. The Wright brothers proved them wrong just 69 days later
All-time favorite type of videos: pre-fame bands playing their extremely famous songs to a tiny room of people, because they're not yet known.
A thread of some examples 🧵
1. MGMT playing 'Kids' to a crowd of maybe 25 people on a college quad