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 [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, December 6, 2011
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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 [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, September 27, 2011
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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 [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, September 22, 2011
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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 [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, August 6, 2011
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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 [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, June 19, 2011
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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 [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, June 5, 2011
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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. [...]
Continue reading...Monday, May 9, 2011
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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 [...]
Continue reading...Friday, March 18, 2011
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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, [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, March 9, 2011
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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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Sunday, December 25, 2011
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