Scientists at the prestigious Swedish medical university the Karolinska Institutet have recently made an astounding find related the phenomenon of premature aging, which has thus far eluded plausible explanations. The experts managed to trace the origins of this condition to proteins that malfunction when they are sy... |
6 August 2009
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Until not long ago, it was enough to have a look at someone’s mother to tell how that person would age. While this still holds true, a recent study comes to indicate that there are other factors as well that weigh heavily in the fight against the undefeated enemy, time. This also explains why people of the same... |
4 February 2009
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We all believe that, by leading as healthy a lifestyle as we can, combined with plenty of exercise and, why not, even a little bit of help from plastic surgery or at least modern cosmetics (for those for whom the former is still too expensive to be a viable option), we actually stand a good chance in the constant fig... |
8 September 2008
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The number of dementia cases in developing countries could be twice the one previously estimated, says a study involving about 15,000 participants, which might be related to the lack of standard techniques for diagnosing dementia in these particular areas. The findings come in contradiction with similar studies that ... |
28 July 2008
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Many women consider plastic surgery as a viable means to enhance, improve or correct various aspects of their appearance, get rid of unwanted body fat and smooth out any wrinkles that start creeping up with age. However, a great deal of women are put off by the "surgery" part - and indeed, even if in the long run the... |
13 June 2008
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At the moment, the American life expectancy is of 77.8 years, but the number is expected to plummet due to the current obesity pandemics. However, there are zones on our planet where people live like in fairy tales, holding the secret of eternal youth. Dan Buettner has been tracking down world's centenarian hot ... |
24 April 2008
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The world's official oldest person is 115 years and 4 days old. Edna Parker lives in a retirement community in Shelbyville, Indiana, and was born on April 20, 1893. Parker was born on the same day as silent movie star Harold Lloyd. In the same retirement center also lives Sandy Allen, the tallest woman in the wo... |
24 April 2008
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No doubt, practicing a sport makes you look younger. But the effect is also present inside. A new research published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine shows that a person who goes to classes of aerobic fitness may cut down up to 12 years from his/her biological age. Jogging and other types of aerobic exercise... |
11 April 2008
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2.6 million dollars. That's the price Sili Neutraceuticals and its owner, Brian McDavid, were ordered to pay by Judge David Coar of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, according to an U.S. Federal Trade Commission report. All that because the company made false advert... |
6 February 2008
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This is something humanity has always dreamed of and longed for: immortality and being forever young. Now, a month after two proteins connected to the aging process have been discovered, an injection could be developed to simply...'erase' the health problems linked with aging.The injection induces change in... |
18 August 2007
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There are two most commonly accepted theories on aging: either it is the result of damage storing up or a suicide program.But a new theory, called astrocytic, is based on the changes observed in our brain and was formulated by Aleksei Boyko, Ukrainian researcher, specialist of the National Agrarian University of Ukra... |
23 May 2007
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A long life is expected for Nicole Ritchie.Many studies have revealed that low calorie intake can rise health and longevity. A team led by Professor Stephen Spindler (University of California) has found that decreasing calorie intake later in life can still produce many of the health and longevity effects of life-lon... |
2 April 2007
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It's a classic behavior: puffing from a cigarette makes many girls and boys feel hotter. But in reality, smoking is proven to make you look older and not really glamorous. A new research from the University of Michigan Health System comes with new data on the connection between cigarette smoking and skin aging. ... |
23 March 2007
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