this post was submitted on 22 Feb 2026
205 points (100.0% liked)

science

26766 readers
1931 users here now

A community to post scientific articles, news, and civil discussion.

dart board;; science bs

rule #1: be kind

lemmy.world rules

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
all 11 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] curbstickle@anarchist.nexus 20 points 2 months ago

Its wonderful seeing progress with ALS treatment (even at the early research stage like this). My dad had ALS, its something you dont want anyone to ever experience.

It seems they have some great material to move forward with here, I hope the research works out.

[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 months ago

Well that can't be right, there's no mention of any LLM or AI contributing to this breakthrough!

I was told that sacrificing the climate and economy would be worth it!

You're telling me that just actually smart and diligent people can do these things, with orders of magnitude less funding?

Balderdash.

[–] Abundance114@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (3 children)

When was the last time we saw a big medical issue cured?

Hep C?

[–] MyTurtleSwimsUpsideDown@fedia.io 6 points 2 months ago

I was gonna say the cervical cancer vaccine, but that just predates Hep C.

Would HIV PeEP count?

[–] chaogomu@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

There's a pill that just finished phase 1 trials that can cure osteoarthritis.

Well, it's a treatment that allows joint cartilage to regrow and heal properly.

It also reverses age related muscle loss.

Now, these things can come back, but they need to degrade naturally again. Probably. We don't know how fast the degradation will set in once the suppression of the gerozyme is removed.

If you want to learn more, look up 15-PGDH inhibitors. I'd link to the Stanford study, but that's a bit hard from my phone.

As someone who has arthritic knees, I've been following the various clinical trials closely.

[–] Kevlar21@piefed.social 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Let me guess, does it involve a bucket of ice?

[–] chaogomu@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

I think it might. But that was years ago.

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Between this and the Galleri Test, there are some really exciting things happening in medical breakthroughs.

[–] altphoto@lemmy.today 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

...of mice? That's always the thing. Its never for people. Its always for mice.

[–] bagsy@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Becuase mice dont object to random, potentially lethal experiments.