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Vitamin D – A Strong Tool To Combat Aging in Eyes

2. February 2012

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Vitamin D – A Strong Tool To Combat Aging in Eyes

Recently Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council financed a group of researchers that discovered that the impact of aging in mouse eyes could be reduced with the consumption of Vitamin D. They also found out the Vitamin D proved to be very beneficial in the improvement of sight in older mice. These researches are hoping [...]

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Test to Predict Your Chance of Reaching Your 100th Birthday

1. February 2012

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Test to Predict Your Chance of Reaching Your 100th Birthday

Want to know whether you will celebrate your 100th birthday? Recent tests can now predict. In accordance to scientists, there now exist a test that can genetically predict if a person will be able to reach his 100th birthday. Researchers of Yale University and Boston University Schools of Public Health and Medicine, Boston Medical Center, [...]

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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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Reports Show That American’s Life Expectancy Has Prolonged

21. January 2012

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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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Telomere a Biomarker That Predicts Longevity of Birds

14. January 2012

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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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Studies Suggest – Good Sex Can Increase Your Longevity

8. January 2012

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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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What a 256-Year Old Man Proves About Longevity

6. December 2011

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What a 256-Year Old Man Proves About Longevity

There are legends suggesting that not only one person but several iconic figures in human history have lived beyond a hundred and fifty years. One such legend is the Mr. Li Qing Yun, who was born in 1677 and died in 1933. He was so called herbal expert, tactical consultant, qigong master or simply a [...]

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Does Vitamins Promise A Longer Life or Only an Empty Purse?

30. November 2011

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Does Vitamins Promise A Longer Life or Only an Empty Purse?

A study carried out by University of Minnesota suggests that multi-vitamins don’t increase longevity of women. The Iowa Women Health study which began in 1986 was conducted over a period of 19 years involving above 38,000 women aged on average 62. This study said that multi-vitamins increase the risk of death. Yet another study financed [...]

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Transcendent Man – A New Revolutionary Quest To Human Immortality

27. November 2011

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Transcendent Man – A New Revolutionary Quest To Human Immortality

A link to watch the Full Movie: Transcendent Man. Ray Kurzweil, an inventor, futurist as well as author of The Singularity is Near has developed documentary film: Transcendent Man. Ray’s film is inspirational to all ages, and will possibly help to motivate funding for development of technology that can rejuvenate our organs as well as [...]

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Worms Helping Scientists to Find Longevity Genes

26. November 2011

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Worms Helping Scientists to Find Longevity Genes

Most of us prefer to look young. It might soon be possible to look 30 years at the age of 60. The elixir of youth is being developed in various labs. One of the potential secrets of the fountain of youth might be revealed from the roundworm. An organism, as small as a comma, is [...]

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