Ben Kaplan

Aspiring audio engineer and sound effects creator / designer. Contest and ticket winner. Medical research advocate.

[Ben Kaplan @Benjammin3147]

@HealthspanAct https://t.co/p4lzHmb7CF

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@RegenMedFdn @WSCSummit https://t.co/rSUfwhCXU3

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Breaking News: A research program at the National Institutes of Health released the world’s largest database of human genomes, officials said, paving the way for a new era of study in personalized medicine.
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@RegenMedFdn @WSCSummit https://t.co/WXjYUTtk0U

[NIH @NIH]

NEWS: NIH's All of Us Research Program is now the largest integrated genomics and health database in the world.

Read the full story ➡️ https://t.co/A5YdkcdZgc

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@HealthspanAct https://t.co/SxdZNuegig

[WashU Medicine @washumedicine]

Every minute matters after a bleeding stroke. WashU start-up Aurenar, co-founded by Eric Leuthardt, MD, earned FDA Breakthrough Device designation for their technology V-Link™ — an earbud-like device shown to reduce dangerous complications of a ruptured aneurysm. See the story. https://t.co/BShe8xzCdJ

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@RegenMedFdn @WSCSummit https://t.co/SsP3aJhoPn

[HHMI @hhmi_science]

Misfolded tau proteins spread between cells & form toxic clumps that drive Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, ALS & more. #HHMIInvestigator Roy Parker's team found a way to target them in real time, reducing their growth & improving brain function in mouse models: https://t.co/hbvKVxdgJy.

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[HHMI @hhmi_science]

Misfolded tau proteins spread between cells & form toxic clumps that drive Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, ALS & more. #HHMIInvestigator Roy Parker's team found a way to target them in real time, reducing their growth & improving brain function in mouse models: https://t.co/hbvKVxdgJy.

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@RegenMedFdn @WSCSummit

[New Scientist @newscientist]

When standard leukaemia treatments failed, 13-year-old Alyssa Tapley was told she had only weeks left – but then she was offered an experimental procedure https://t.co/4hWvqE0lyN

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@HealthspanAct https://t.co/jF67kBzSlv

[Stanford Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience @BrainResilience]

Last week, Scott A. Small, Director of the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC) and neurologist at @ColumbiaMed, discussed his lab’s research on endosomal recycling and Alzheimer’s disease, highlighting its therapeutic potential at a special seminar.

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[New Scientist @newscientist]

We have identified the gene that, when activated, initiates the developmental programme that results in cells forming a human body https://t.co/xt4AHtLLk3

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@HealthspanAct @RegenMedFdn @WSCSummit

[Cambridge University @Cambridge_Uni]

Scientists at Cambridge's @Loke_CTR have, for the first time, used an extremely precise genome editing technique called base editing to study gene function in human embryos.

This has allowed them to study very early human development in unparalleled detail, and gain new insights into how human embryos develop in the first few days after an egg is fertilised.

In future, the findings could help to improve IVF success rates and better understand early pregnancy loss.

Read more 👉 https://t.co/L48uicVHtw

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@HealthspanAct

[Salk Institute @salkinstitute]

How can a better understanding of biology lead to better cancer treatments?🧬

Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest cancers and is the third leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States. While scientists continue searching for new therapies, important advances can also come from understanding how existing drugs work.

Salk scientists uncovered how an investigational cancer drug called entinostat works inside pancreatic cancer cells. By revealing an unexpected weakness in the cells' ability to repair damaged DNA, the team identified a new way to make the drug more effective when combined with existing cancer treatments.

The researchers also developed a nanoparticle-based delivery system that sends the drug directly to tumors, helping reduce the harmful side effects that have limited its use.
The findings could improve treatment strategies for pancreatic cancer and may help guide similar approaches for other difficult-to-treat cancers.

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#CancerResearch #PancreaticCancer #PrecisionMedicine #BiomedicalResearch #SalkInstitute

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@HealthspanAct

[Scripps Research @scrippsresearch]

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@RegenMedFdn @WSCSummit

[Yale University @Yale]

Your organs aren't just following orders from the brain.

A new Yale study finds that organs like the heart, lungs, and intestines build and shape their own nervous systems, then communicate back to the brain in a two-way conversation. One of the most striking findings is that heart tissue can reprogram neurons from the gut to start behaving like heart neurons.

Researchers say the discovery could eventually open new paths for treating conditions like Parkinson's disease and other organ-based illnesses. See what else researchers found: https://t.co/82WnnIPmra

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@RegenMedFdn @WSCSummit

[Gladstone Institutes @GladstoneInst]

Do you know someone who should be honored for their work in stem cell biology or regenerative medicine?

The deadline to nominate them for the Ogawa-Yamanaka Stem Cell Prize is approaching.

Learn more: https://t.co/vm2yD8JkVu

@CellPressNews
@CellStemCell

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[Mercury News @mercnews]

The bond money would be split to fund an immunology and immunotherapy research institute affiliated with the University of California and to fund a grant program for California-based public or nonprofit universities and medical research… https://t.co/N3O4mYUlfR

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@RegenMedFdn @WSCSummit

[Mercury News @mercnews]

The bond money would be split to fund an immunology and immunotherapy research institute affiliated with the University of California and to fund a grant program for California-based public or nonprofit universities and medical research… https://t.co/N3O4mYUlfR

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@RegenMedFdn @WSCSummit

[UCLA @UCLA]

UCLA's Dino Di Carlo is leading the Billion CellxCell Project to map how human cells communicate and unlock new disease therapies. https://t.co/l0gX31E6dJ

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@HealthspanAct Faded letters, early warnings: A new clue for aging eyes https://t.co/PmoovamwZN

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[Ben Kaplan @Benjammin3147]

@HealthspanAct @RegenMedFdn @WSCSummit

[Gladstone Institutes @GladstoneInst]

What if AI could uncover the genetic drivers of disease faster than ever before?

Gladstone's Christina Theodoris developed Geneformer, an open-source AI model helping scientists identify new therapeutic targets for disease.

https://t.co/PPvTKw8glx