 | More Information May 17, 2014 | This week’s Tech Digest Wrap-Up reveals just how important an active lifestyle is to a long life. The excuses to not exercise are endless. What exactly constitutes “exercise” is one of those excuses. After all, not everyone wants to run for miles, lift heavy weights, or spend countless hours on an elliptical machine. The new consensus on exercise, however, reveals that simply walking, stretching, or even dancing a few times a week can lead to lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels, as well as fewer aches and pains. You’ll also see fascinating new work from Harvard scientists related to Barth syndrome, a disease of the heart, and learn how researchers were able to correct this genetic cardiovascular disease for the first time. Finally, in a unique look at a start-up solar technology, you’ll see how America’s roadways could be the solar-power-generation breakthrough of the decade. Enjoy the weekend.
AGING AMERICA: Exercise as the Fountain of Youth
According to a recent AP report, and backed by observations from Mayo Clinic experts, even moderate amounts of exercise for older Americans could have substantial anti-aging and lifespan implications. Simply walking consistently, stretching, or even dancing can lower blood pressure and help control cholesterol. Anecdotally, afflictions like back pain and arthritis, typically reasons why older Americans decide not to exercise, can be better managed if exercise is added to a weekly routine. The more active you are, regardless of age, the better your chances for a long life.
Read more Patient Stem Cells Used to Make “Heart Disease-on-a-Chip”
Harvard University scientists, in collaboration with several leading research institutions, reveal in the journal Nature Medicine the transfer of inherited heart disease from patient stem cells via what’s known as “organ-on-a-chip” technology. Using skin cells from patients with Barth syndrome, a cardiovascular disease that leads to weak heart muscle function, the researchers induced the cells to a stem cell state, grew them on an extracellular matrix material, then corrected the TAZ gene mutation responsible for Barth syndrome. Essentially, the research team was able to correct a genetic heart disease for the first time. This fascinating work could have widespread implications for a variety of cardiovascular ailments.
Read more These Solar Roads Could Power the Entire Country
You’ve read about many new solar power ideas in recent weeks in this space—today’s solar power breakthrough poses an interesting question. What if the next solar power advance comes from a new place to gather the power of the sun? Typically, solar panels rest on rooftops. But could road surfaces grab power from sunlight too? That’s what the founders of the Solar Roadways project want to find out. The company’s prototype, comprised of strong, textured glass panels that can withstand up to 250,000 pounds of weight, could gather solar power, self-heat to melt ice, and also self-illuminate to give traffic warnings or create light for safer driving at night. If this project develops further, the 18,000 square miles of road surface in the US might just be the solar power generation breakthrough of the next decade.
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