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Protein Sirt1 Promotes Longevity and prevents Prostate Cancer

Monday, January 17, 2011

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Protein Sirt1 Promotes Longevity and prevents Prostate Cancer

Research claims that the longevity protein SIRTI can prevent the progress of prostate cancer as well as prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PIN). The findings derived from the research are likely going to lead to new cancer prevention drugs. Such drugs wouldn’t only protect an individual against prostate cancer; the medicine would equally boost longevity. The study [...]

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Is Cancer a Man-Made Disease?

Saturday, January 1, 2011

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Is Cancer a Man-Made Disease?

At Kurzweil Al a recent article claim, that cancer is a modern disease. It is a man-made illness caused by environmental factors like diets and pollution. However, in literature cancer can be traced back into the ancient Greece and Egypt. The University of Manchester’s KNH Centre for Biomedical Egyptology published an article in Nature that [...]

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Ways to Increase Your Odds On Living Longer

Sunday, December 26, 2010

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Ways to Increase Your Odds On Living Longer

Six ways to increase your odds of living longer: 1. Consume Healthy Food Erasmus University in Rotterdam says that consuming almonds, vegetables, garlic, wine and dark chocolate increases life expectancy on average by 6.6 years. However, the less motivating news is that Loma Linda University in California claims that eating meat once per week can [...]

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There is an Emergency Backup Plan for a Failing Immune System

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

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There is an Emergency Backup Plan for a Failing Immune System

University of California, San Diego School of Medicine in collaboration with Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science provides interesting insight on a backup plan of our immune system. It was identified that the human immune system has a back-up plan to safeguard the body from potential harmful infections whenever the ‘master regulator’ human body’s [...]

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Maximum Human Life shall be a hundred and twenty years (God’s defined lifespan limit)

Friday, December 17, 2010

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Maximum Human Life shall be a hundred and twenty years (God’s defined lifespan limit)

In the 1975 to 1980s, a cohort of scientists came to the conclusion that the maximum lifespan of humans are 120. It was found that before reaching the age of one hundred and twenty several processes responsible for the reproduction of cells start to fail. This causes the death of cells and the individual. Lately, [...]

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Stem Cells’ from the Bone Marrow Used For Bladder Regeneration

Thursday, December 16, 2010

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Stem Cells’ from the Bone Marrow Used For Bladder Regeneration

An advanced medical model enables the possibility to regenerate a bladder using stem cells that can be extracted from the patient’s bone marrow. This has recently been discovered by scientists from the United States. The progress in using a patient’s bone marrow stem cell is producing an unfolding scope for organ replacement therapies. Arun Sharma, [...]

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A Healthy Aging Population Is Rising; Harvard Is Working To Assure That This Trend Continues

Monday, November 22, 2010

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A Healthy Aging Population Is Rising; Harvard Is Working To Assure That This Trend Continues

At Harvard Law School’s Hemenway Gymnasium, age does NOT act as a hinder for competitiveness. Goelet Professor of French History, Patrick Higonnet aged 72 and his opponent, History Professor Dan Smail, which is 30 years younger, do twice a week join on the tennis court to squash balls against the wall. Higonnet, confirms that Smail [...]

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Scientists Using the Longevity Dividend Model; Fighting aging at Multiple Levels

Sunday, November 21, 2010

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Scientists Using the Longevity Dividend Model; Fighting aging at Multiple Levels

The presence of clean water, surgery, indoor plumbing, replacement of body part and artificial joints are all ways to prolong human life. Irrespective of recent advancement, in the past, children deceased from infectious disease even before they reached the age of 10. Powerful progress in public health and medical technology have alleviated most of these [...]

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Aging of the Brain Is Linked to the Health of Our Heart

Thursday, November 18, 2010

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Aging of the Brain Is Linked to the Health of Our Heart

Studies are suggesting that if the heart is unable to effectively pump blood to our entire body than our brain will age faster. A healthy diet supported with a bunch of exercises might be the best cure. The best way to maintain mental health is to sustain a healthy heart. A recent study, found that [...]

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Science Has Confirmed “What Doesn’t Kill Us Makes Us Mentally Stronger”

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

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Science Has Confirmed “What Doesn’t Kill Us Makes Us Mentally Stronger”

Risk adversity makes Americans stronger. Bad luck might be good luck for your longevity. A recent national study involving almost 2,400 people of various age groups found that people get reinforced mentally by things that don’t kill them. A recent study conducted by University at Buffalo and the University of California, Irvine claims that people [...]

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