What were some good things humans achieved in 2023?
Anything exciting going on in your field of work this year? Or breakthroughs in science, new technologies developed, things like that.
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Anything exciting going on in your field of work this year? Or breakthroughs in science, new technologies developed, things like that.
There was a breakthrough in cat medicine research that is showing promising results in doubling the lifespan of cats.
Edit: Sorry for leaving y'all in suspense, I didn't remember exactly what it was at the time of commenting, but I found it https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/features/z1304_00039.html
Please elaborate/link, I'd be very interested to read about this.
https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/features/z1304_00039.html
Yeah, I'm piling up here, with the same request, link OP!
https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/features/z1304_00039.html
So it prolonges lifespan in cats with kidney disease.
Good for the cats but it's not prolonging a healthy cats lifespan it seems.
Most cats do die of kidney related issues, so by addressing that very common cause of death with cats, you're effectively doubling the average lifespan still.
Fair enough. A shame it doesn't transpose to the human condition.
Like we’re talking from 14-18 to 28-36ish???
https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/features/z1304_00039.html
That was a super interesting read, thank you for sharing it!
Is that a good thing? 🫣
Yes!
I dunno, I had cats who lived to be like 18-19 years, so almost two decades. I can't imagine how miserable they'd be if they lived to be 40...
Cats have an average lifespan of about 15 years, so it's doubling from 15 to 30 on average.
Still, that's a lot.