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Is Longevity Research Ethical? Yes it Is

Sunday, February 5, 2012

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Is Longevity Research Ethical? Yes it Is

Nicholas Agar, who is a bio-ethicist from New Zealand, says that longevity institutes are inherently unethical if they are using healthy poor people as subjects for testing. For instance, it is really easy to entice people suffering from aging diseases into experimental medical trials. People suffering from Alzheimer’s disease are well aware that their illness [...]

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Vitamin D – A Strong Tool To Combat Aging in Eyes

Thursday, February 2, 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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Good Health Linked To Optimistic Behaviours

Sunday, January 29, 2012

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Good Health Linked To Optimistic Behaviours

People are delighted to see 2011 fading away, with great optimism that 2012 will be a very good year. According to a survey carried out by an Associated Press-GfK, it was revealed that 62 percent of the participants were optimistic about 2012, and 78 percent were highly optimistic of the New Year. This is in-line [...]

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Will Human Live Forever In The Future?

Tuesday, January 24, 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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Telomere a Biomarker That Predicts Longevity of Birds

Saturday, January 14, 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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People Enjoying Extreme Longevity Are Blessed with Longevity-Genes

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

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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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Studies Suggest – Good Sex Can Increase Your Longevity

Sunday, January 8, 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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Worms Helping Scientists to Find Longevity Genes

Saturday, November 26, 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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Will Our Generation Live to 150 Years?

Friday, November 25, 2011

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Will Our Generation Live to 150 Years?

There is a group of researchers suggesting that people can live beyond the age of 150 years. This is something that has not been realized other than in tales from the Old Testament. The highest recorded longevity is for a woman who died in France at the significant advance age of 122 years old. The [...]

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Red Wine Compound Exhibits Promise For the First Time in Human Trial

Friday, November 25, 2011

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Red Wine Compound Exhibits Promise For the First Time in Human Trial

A research reported on 1st November 2011, for the very first time that a red-wine compound exhibited hopeful health benefits when tested on humans. This relatively small study had eleven participants, who were greatly overweight but healthy. It was observed that consuming low dosage of Resveratrol, the red-wine compound, for 30 days led to several [...]

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