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    2 months ago

    Researchers at Stanford Medicine report that blocking a protein linked to aging can restore cartilage that naturally wears away in the knees of older mice.

    In mice.

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      I get it, but we actually have made substantial progress over the last several decades in numerous medical fields. Look at the long term improvement in cancer outcomes. Every time a new treatment comes out, there are always people saying that only the rich will ever be able to afford it. And yet, in the long term, they’re wrong every time.