For something that occupies about one third of our lives, little was known about the importance of sleep with regard to our life expectancy until recently. Based on a study of twins that took more than twenty years to complete, scientists discovered that not only does sleep have an effect on our health; it also has [...]
Continue reading...12. March 2010
Skepticism is alive, well, and actually thriving as it pertains to the medical research field. If you believe the contrary to what research has exhibited due to a lack of solid evidence, you are a contrarian and there are many out there. Skepticism is for many people a means of getting to the truth rather [...]
Continue reading...11. March 2010
Research teams are now delving to decode the genome sequences and its hidden origins for various diseases. Previously, two independent teams began to study the genome of patient suffering from various health pathologies. The study of genome sequences have up to now only been conducted on healthy individuals. It was extremely costly to decode the [...]
Continue reading...11. March 2010
There is nothing better for your potential longevity than exercising and this physical activity becomes even more important after the age of fifty. Fifty seems to be a significant age since it is at this stage of life when your physician will generally want to spend more time performing preventive maintenance on you and do [...]
Continue reading...10. March 2010
Achieving immortality is an ambition humankind has both dreamed of and actually sought after. In these current times, scientific researchers are searching many avenues in order to find a breakthrough into extending life with the eventual objective being to attain immortality. In order to do this they are studying the process of aging and what [...]
Continue reading...9. March 2010
Sirtuins is becoming a trendy term in the sphere of skin care. Yet, in line with its popularity, some people do not really know what sirtuins are? It is, a class of proteins that exists in various organisms in humans, plants and even bacteria. There have been several studies conducted on the field of calorie-restricted [...]
Continue reading...9. March 2010
There are people living in the Kashmir Valley that are renowned for their longevity, they are the Hunza. It is believed that they can live and do actually have a life span of up to one hundred forty years of age [140] or more. Birth certificates are quite likely unheard of in this mountain retreat, [...]
Continue reading...8. March 2010
Longevity is affected by factors such as what we eat, and what we do. These are simple steps but a core guide to add up years to your lifespan. History proves how simple behavioral aspects add years to our lifespan. In the 20th century, life expectancy rose by 30 years. It is the greatest [...]
Continue reading...7. March 2010
University studies the relations to longevity for the people who are aged 90 years plus, a segment of the population that is growing fast. Angela Dolan and Sue Nadel, aged 92 and 96 respectively, admit that they have no clue how they have managed to live for so long. Doctors and medical researchers whose aim [...]
Continue reading...6. March 2010
It has been shown that poor sleeps can damage ones ability to deal with oxidative stress. This can in turn negatively inflict upon health. The outcome could be so sever that the speed of aging increases and the lifespan of a person falls. A recent study conducted on fruit flies by a group of scientists from [...]
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13. March 2010
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