Behruz Davletov

"... we live in the most important century for humanity."

"At first sight, cancer and aging may seem to be opposite processes: cancer is the consequence of an aberrant gain of cellular fitness, whereas aging is characterized by a loss of fitness. At a deeper level, however, cancer and aging share common origins."

" Once you’ve done the reading, you’ll have to start thinking about how, or whether, you want to specialize. Adam notes this explicitly in his piece: specialization matters. I tend to agree. However, what you decide to specialize in is less straightforward. Because this field is ever-changing, the opportunities for specialization are also changing,... See more

"the nine hallmarks described in this Review: genomic instability, telomere attrition, epigenetic alterations, loss of proteostasis, deregulated nutrient sensing, mitochondrial dysfunction, cellular senescence, stem cell exhaustion, and altered intercellular communication"

But more than five years since Hinton’s forecast, radiologists are still training to read image scans. Instead of replacing doctors, health system administrators now see AI as a tool clinicians will use to improve everything from their diagnoses to billing practices. AI hasn’t lived up to the hype, medical experts said, because health systems’... See more