News tagged with longevity
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Immortal worms defy aging
Researchers from The University of Nottingham have demonstrated how a species of flatworm overcomes the ageing process to be potentially immortal.
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Keys to long life: Longevity study unearths surprising answers
Cheer up. Stop worrying. Don't work so hard. Good advice for a long life? As it turns out, no. In a groundbreaking study of personality as a predictor of longevity, University of California, Riverside researchers found just ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 11, 2011 |
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Why women live longer than men
(PhysOrg.com) -- On average, women live five or six years longer than men. There are six 85-year-old women to four men of the same age, and by the age of 100 the ratio is greater than two to one. Many hypotheses have been ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 01, 2010 |
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Longevity tied to genes that preserve tips of chromosomes
A team led by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University has found a clear link between living to 100 and inheriting a hyperactive version of an enzyme that rebuilds telomeres - the tip ends ...
Nov 11, 2009 |
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Fountain of youth in bile? Longevity molecule identified
The human quest for longer life may be one step closer, thanks to research from Concordia University. Published in the journal Aging, a new study is the first to identify the role of a bile acid, called lithocholic acid ( ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Sep 15, 2010 |
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Something new on the Sun: Spacecraft observes new characteristics of solar flares
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, or SDO, has provided scientists new information about solar flares indicating an increase in strength and longevity that is more than previously thought.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 07, 2011 |
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Most babies born this century will live to 100
(AP) -- Most babies born in rich countries this century will eventually make it to their 100th birthday, new research says. Danish experts say that since the 20th century, people in developed countries are living about three ...
Oct 01, 2009 |
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Study identifies proteins that modulate life span in worms
Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have identified a new group of proteins involved in determining the life span of laboratory roundworms. Blocking the expression of one member of the group can extend ...
Jun 16, 2010 |
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Protein restores learning, memory in Alzheimer's mouse model
Scientists at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio restored learning and memory in an Alzheimer's disease mouse model by increasing a protein called CBP. Salvatore Oddo, Ph.D., of the university's Department ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Dec 13, 2010 |
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Women's study finds longevity means getting just enough sleep
A new study, derived from novel sleep research conducted by University of California, San Diego researchers 14 years earlier, suggests that the secret to a long life may come with just enough sleep. Less than five hours a ...
Sep 30, 2010 |
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Study strengthens link between sirtuins proteins and life extension
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new paper from MIT biology professor Leonard Guarente strengthens the link between longevity proteins called sirtuins and the lifespan-extending effects of calorie restriction.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Dec 14, 2009 |
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Researchers identify genetic signatures of human exceptional longevity
While environment and family history are factors in healthy aging, genetic variants play a critical and complex role in conferring exceptional longevity, according to a new study by a team of researchers from the Boston University ...
Jul 01, 2010 |
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Critics cast doubt on recent longevity gene study findings
(PhysOrg.com) -- A recent study of centenarians (reported in PhysOrg on July 1st) that linked a number of gene variants to longevity has now been questioned by other scientists, who suggest a DNA chip known as 610-Quad, used in ...
Jul 09, 2010 |
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Brain size associated with longevity
Mammals with larger brains in relation to body size tend to live longer. This is the conclusion reached by researchers at the Centre for Ecological Research and Forestry Applications (CREAF), affiliated to ...
Jul 15, 2010 |
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The Secrets of Longevity
(PhysOrg.com) -- A complex network of genes, in combination with a low-calorie diet and exercise, appears to be a key factor in a long life expectancy. Professor Johan Auwerx’s team has published an article ...
Jul 15, 2010 |
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