Longevity research News
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, [...]
Continue reading...Will Human Live Forever In The Future?
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
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 [...]
Continue reading...Animals Living Longer Than Expected – The world’s Oldest Dog Died
Monday, January 16, 2012
In the end of 2011, the world’s oldest dog, Pusuke died. According to the Guinness Book of records Pusuke was 26 years and 9 months old. For a senior citizen dog, the dog seemed to very health. Living to the age of 26 years is a great achievement, based on statistics only 8 percent of [...]
Continue reading...Mice In Laboratories Unlocking New Secrets of the Fountain of Youth
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Mice tend to end up their life being prototypes of medical research. We should note that mice represent 50 percent of the laboratory animals used for experiment and thus the prime source of testing for modern medicine. Recently, a group of research from University of Pittsburgh confirmed that they had found the secret behind a [...]
Continue reading...Telomere a Biomarker That Predicts Longevity of Birds
Saturday, January 14, 2012
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 [...]
Continue reading...Longevity Research On Fruit Flies Providing Promising Hope For Longevity
Sunday, December 25, 2011
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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...Scientists Discover Origin of Blood Stem Cells
Sunday, December 18, 2011
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At the Cell & Developmental Biology of the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Professor Nancy Speck’s team finds a particular molecular marker directly related with hematopoietic (blood) stem cells abbreviated as HSCs. The pathway was found in the course of developing an embryo, and this insight adds significant contribution to research in cell-engineering. [...]
Continue reading...Research Estimates Suggest That U.S Presidents Live Longer Than Other Men
Sunday, December 11, 2011
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Is it true that U.S. President experiences an accelerated aging while occupying the white house? According to Dr. Michael Roizen, U.S President age twice as fast as typical American men. Roizen is sure about his finding, as a top graduated student in his UC San Francisco Medical School class as well at Harvard Hospital. He [...]
Continue reading...Does Vitamins Promise A Longer Life or Only an Empty Purse?
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
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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 [...]
Continue reading...Worms Helping Scientists to Find Longevity Genes
Saturday, November 26, 2011
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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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