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Longevity Research On Fruit Flies Providing Promising Hope For Longevity

Sunday, December 25, 2011

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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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What a 256-Year Old Man Proves About Longevity

Tuesday, December 6, 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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Doctors Are Overusing – Prostate Cancer Scans

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

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Doctors Are Overusing – Prostate Cancer Scans

A recent study suggests that men having a low or medium-risk of prostate cancer shouldn’t be given bone and CTs scans. Doctors use scans to understand whether cancer has spread beyond the prostate in men who have reliably high-risk cancer. CTs expose patients to small amounts of radiation that itself is linked to future cancer [...]

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Plant Nutrition Essential to Preserving Human Health

Thursday, September 22, 2011

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Plant Nutrition Essential to Preserving Human Health

A recent newsletter of the International Plant Nutrition Institute underlined how crops nutrition can raise their content in major categories of proteins, vitamins and minerals. The use of management tools can help farmers in diminishing the environmental impact. These tools allow the optimum source, timing and placement of fertilizers – nitrogen and other proteins, vitamins [...]

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Centenarian Reaching the Age of 104 years: the Secret is in Her Genes

Saturday, August 6, 2011

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Centenarian Reaching the Age of 104 years: the Secret is in Her Genes

As Dorrie Aber-Noyek reaches her 104th birthday, she is cherished by the staff at the Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood, Florida. The Chef had prepared her favourite dish (chicken Alfredo). The CEO of the hospital Zeff Ross was also present to congratulate Dorrie Aber-Noyek, but at 1 o’clock the party ended as Dorrie had to [...]

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A threat to Human Health: Antibiotic Abuse in Livestock Farming is Leading to Global Health Risks

Sunday, June 19, 2011

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A threat to Human Health: Antibiotic Abuse in Livestock Farming is Leading to Global Health Risks

Britain farmers drastically increase the usage of antibiotics believed to be the cause of the antimicrobials outbreak while the US and other countries in Europe seek solutions to end the global health threat. The human body’s response to medicinal treatment is deteriorating due to the growth of drug-resistant bacteria caused by the severely increased use [...]

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Telomeres Is It an Accurate Biological Measurement of Aging?

Sunday, June 5, 2011

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Telomeres Is It an Accurate Biological Measurement of Aging?

Nobel Prize Winning Company thanks to the intellectual support of Elizabeth Blackburn will start to sell a telomere test to the consumers. This test will find out the length of telomere. It is not yet clear if this test will help people to improve their health. Telomere is a stimulating finding of science regarding aging. [...]

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Caffeine And It’s Link To Type 2 Diabetes

Monday, May 9, 2011

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Caffeine And It’s Link To Type 2 Diabetes

Recently, a research on diabetes was conducted regarding caffeine. It was found that caffeine can be a general cause for type 2 diabetes. In the study, it was noted that caffeine disturbs the glucose metabolism. This research was published in a journal named, Caffeine Research, it is an international journal on caffeine research. The article [...]

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Longevity Progress Has Lead To More Surgeries Performed on Older Patients – Above 90 years

Friday, March 18, 2011

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Longevity Progress Has Lead To More Surgeries Performed on Older Patients – Above 90 years

Josephine Calvert’s only missions in life at age 91 are: work on her needlepoint, keep her house spotless and steer clear of stroke. So when her latest medical findings revealed she was in need of a heart valve replacement, she did not think twice to undergo surgery. Interviewed at her apartment in Peter Cooper Village, [...]

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Water Is Affected By Global Warming And it Has a Link To Poorer Health

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

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Water Is Affected By Global Warming And it Has a Link To Poorer Health

Global warming may have a worrisome impact on the health of human beings with the thriving of bacteria, microbes and even toxic algae blooms in the approaching years. This is what a new study has revealed. The researchers already have forecasted further fatalities and diseases caused by natural tragedies, changes in environmental temperature and the [...]

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