The evolutionary theory of aging has just received additional proof, in the form of a fossil-based study that was published in the April 25 issue of the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
In short, the work suggests that species living in ecosystems that boast only limited amount of resources, and where mor... |
25 April 2012
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Sirtuins are members of a class of proteins that play an important role in promoting longevity. They also help regulate stress responses in species ranging from mice and yeast to humans, and researchers believed they had a fairly good grasp on all effects these molecules elicited in the human body. However, a recentl... |
27 July 2010
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This gene is called the SIRT1 gene, or Sirtuin1 in humans. It favors longevity and stimulates the memory and the development of the brain cells. Researchers ultimately hope that one day it could be used to prevent or treat diseases like Alzheimer's.Professor Li-Huei Tsai is the director of the Neurobiology Progr... |
12 July 2010
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In a series of recent investigations, experts identified a molecule that may play an important part in promoting longevity. The molecule has been found to make C. elegans worms live up to 33 percent longer than normal, and the team behind the discovery says that their work could also have additional implications for ... |
10 May 2010
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British researchers from the University of Birmingham recently managed an astounding genetic breakthrough. They were able to identify the gene that controls the average lifespan of the laboratory worm Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans). In addition to this, the gene also appears to bear a significant influence on th... |
2 April 2010
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As it turns out it really pays to be stupid. Well, at least for flies it does. A study carried out by a team of researchers from a Swiss university revealed that dumber flies live much longer than their geeky cousins. According to the results of the study revealed today by Tadeusz Kwackei and Joep Burger at the Unive... |
4 June 2008
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"The winner takes it all". Including the longer life. Scientists confirm it. A new research made at the University of Warwick in England investigated the cases of 524 nominees for the Nobel Prizes in physics and in chemistry between 1901 and 1950 and it revealed in the Research Papers in Economics that the 135 winner... |
7 November 2007
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Humans have been searching since ever for the secret of the deathless life and ageless youth. They linked longevity to pha-4 encountered in nematode worms, looked at the hormones of the queen bee or that of the naked mole-rat to see why she lives so much longer than the workers, but by now, no drug boosting longer-li... |
1 November 2007
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Bringing on food means a short happy life. But if you want to live longer, you must cut off from your daily food intake: look at those Okinawa people ... But why eating less prolongs life is still a question without any answer for the researchers. Yet, a step closer towards solving the mystery could have been made b... |
4 May 2007
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The source of the youngness is not located in Shangri-La, the mythical place on Himalaya where people never got old. The heaven of longevity is encountered in the Japanese island of Okinawa, which, besides detaining the record of longevity and centenaries of the world, is the only place on the planet where 80-90 year... |
28 April 2007
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