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Will Human Live Forever In The Future?

24. January 2012

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Will Human Live Forever In The Future?

Woody Allen, an American Director said, “I don’t want to achieve immortality through my work. I want to achieve it by not dying.” In this world that we live in death is considered to be inevitable. It is a spin-off and mindset that must be forgotten. Yet, what would really happen if people had an [...]

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21. January 2012

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Reports Show That American’s Life Expectancy Has Prolonged

Reports Show That American’s Life Expectancy Has Prolonged

According to a recent report, American is currently living a longer life than previously. Their lifespan has increased from an average of 78.6 years during the year 2009 while as upon 2010, Americans live to 78.7 years. At the same time the death rate of Americans has experienced a drop of 0.5% in one single [...]

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18. January 2012

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Paleo diet – One Way To Avoid Diseases

Paleo diet – One Way To Avoid Diseases

People have abandoned the Paleo diet for mass produced food and a sedentary lifestyle. The Paleo diet is also called the caveman diet or Paleolithic diet. In the Hunter-gatherers society, some 2 million years ago, humans consumed natural foods; fish, meat, vegetables, fruits, nuts and eggs. It was a diet low in carbohydrates and high [...]

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16. January 2012

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Animals Living Longer Than Expected – The world’s Oldest Dog Died

Animals Living Longer Than Expected – The world’s Oldest Dog Died

In the end of 2011, the world’s oldest dog, Pusuke died. According to the Guinness Book of records Pusuke was 26 years and 9 months old. For a senior citizen dog, the dog seemed to very health. Living to the age of 26 years is a great achievement, based on statistics only 8 percent of [...]

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15. January 2012

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Mice In Laboratories Unlocking New Secrets of the Fountain of Youth

Mice In Laboratories Unlocking New Secrets of the Fountain of Youth

Mice tend to end up their life being prototypes of medical research. We should note that mice represent 50 percent of the laboratory animals used for experiment and thus the prime source of testing for modern medicine. Recently, a group of research from University of Pittsburgh confirmed that they had found the secret behind a [...]

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14. January 2012

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Telomere a Biomarker That Predicts Longevity of Birds

Telomere a Biomarker That Predicts Longevity of Birds

Earlier researches on humans have shown that the length of telomeres determines the potential lifespan of people. The same as has been proven for young zebra Finches (Taeniopygia Guttata). The telomeres are the protective caps (ends) of chromosomes, and the longer the telomere the stronger is the protection of the chromosomes. Telomeres gives DNA sequences [...]

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11. January 2012

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People Enjoying Extreme Longevity Are Blessed with Longevity-Genes

People Enjoying Extreme Longevity Are Blessed with Longevity-Genes

A recent study showed that people who live to 110 years have an equal amount of disease-associated genes as the overall population. However, super-centenarians are gifted with protective genes enabling them to enjoy extreme longevity. Super-centenarians’ (people living to 110 or beyond) are uncommon in the general population. In developed countries only one person out [...]

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8. January 2012

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Studies Suggest – Good Sex Can Increase Your Longevity

Studies Suggest – Good Sex Can Increase Your Longevity

According to a new research, sex seems to be an important determinant of longevity. In other words, Good Sex Can Increase your Life Expectancy. A group of research from University of California, San Diego found that good sex can add up to a decade of life expectancy. Satisfying sex can help people in their 80’s [...]

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25. December 2011

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Longevity Research On Fruit Flies Providing Promising Hope For Longevity

Longevity Research On Fruit Flies Providing Promising Hope For Longevity

In a wide range of mammals, caloric restriction has shown significant benefits in delaying or even preventing age-related diseases and aging. Yet, biologists have been struggling to provide a comprehensive explanation behind this magical formula. In a recent study conducted in Sweden, the one enzyme responsible for the health benefit of caloric restriction was revealed [...]

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21. December 2011

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Being Richer Than Your Neighbours Makes You Happy

Being Richer Than Your Neighbours Makes You Happy

At Cardiff University and University of Warwick, researchers came to the conclusion that money can only make people happy if it does increase their social rank. Apparently, having a high pay doesn’t make people happy. In order for someone to consider himself/herself happy, the payout must be more than his work colleagues and friends. The [...]

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18. December 2011

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Scientists Discover Origin of Blood Stem Cells

Scientists Discover Origin of Blood Stem Cells

At the Cell & Developmental Biology of the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Professor Nancy Speck’s team finds a particular molecular marker directly related with hematopoietic (blood) stem cells abbreviated as HSCs. The pathway was found in the course of developing an embryo, and this insight adds significant contribution to research in cell-engineering. [...]

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