Editorial team
ioQuanta Research Desk
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Evidence date ·Resetting cells to keep their roles or make stem cells for future repair
Review or Meta-AnalysisCell reprogramming has different goals: retaining a cell’s identity or making replacement cells. A review weighs the evidence and barriers to both.
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Evidence date ·Changing a tumor’s neighbors improved chemotherapy response in mice
Peer-Reviewed PaperHow signals from damaged supporting cells affected mouse tumors’ response to chemotherapy, and why the findings do not establish supplement benefits in people.
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Evidence date ·How clinicians might identify Alzheimer’s alongside multiple sclerosis
Review or Meta-AnalysisReported cases show why cognitive patterns and tests for Alzheimer’s pathology offer different clues in multiple sclerosis—and need validation together.
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Evidence date ·Who benefits from creatine, the supplement that helps cells recycle energy?
Review or Meta-AnalysisA narrative review reports muscle strength gains in some disorders and mixed memory findings, without establishing that creatine slows Parkinson’s or Huntington’s disease.
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Evidence date ·Could plant compounds alter the link between aging fat and muscle?
Review or Meta-AnalysisA 2024 review connects aging fat and muscle, explains what plant-compound studies measured, and shows why absorption matters for potential benefits.
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Evidence date ·Why a liver cell’s job matters when scientists try to remove it
Review or Meta-AnalysisA liver review explains why cell identity matters, what treatments changed in mice, and why those findings do not yet establish benefits for patients.
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Evidence date ·Why creatine’s role in brain energy could matter for antidepressant treatment
Review or Meta-AnalysisAn October 2024 review examines creatine added to antidepressants, differing patient responses, and why bipolar depression raises separate safety concerns.
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Evidence date ·How plant-food compounds connect gut microbes and cellular recycling
Review or Meta-AnalysisA September 2024 review connects food compounds, gut-made metabolites and experimental treatments, while showing what human aging studies actually measure.
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Evidence date ·From chamomile to goldenrod, herbal extracts changed cell survival and inflammation differently in culture
Peer-Reviewed PaperGoldenrod-treated cultures had less of an inflammatory protein but also fewer cells. These lab findings do not establish the effects of drinking tea.
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Evidence date ·How gut microbes and cells that stop dividing may influence each other
Review or Meta-AnalysisExplore the gut barrier, mouse experiments and human associations—and why targeting microbes or cells that stop dividing requires a selective approach.