Can We Prevent Aging?
Yazan: admin | 03 September 2008 | No Comments
Categories: Anti Aging
People are living longer. In 1970, the average life expectancy at birth was 70.8 years; in 2000, it was 76.9 years; and by 2030 is it estimated that the “oldest-old,” age 85 and older, could grow to 10 million people. Views on aging are also changing. It no longer necessarily means physical decline and illness—in [...]
Study Demonstrates Improved Health, Survival In Aged Overweight Male Mice on Resveratrol
Yazan: admin | 03 September 2008 | No Comments
Categories: Uncategorized
Overweight aged male mice whose high calorie (fat) diet was supplemented by resveratrol, a natural compound found in common foods like grapes, wines and nuts, had better health and survival than aged overweight mice who did not receive it, according to a study published online in the Nov. 1 issue of Nature. The study was [...]
Resveratrol Found to Improve Health, But Not Longevity in Aging Mice on Standard Diet
Yazan: admin | 03 September 2008 | No Comments
Categories: Resveratrol
Scientists have found that the compound resveratrol slows age-related deterioration and functional decline of mice on a standard diet, but does not increase longevity when started at middle age. This study, conducted and supported in part by the National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health, is a follow-up to 2006 [...]
Unique Grape Skin Extract Inhibits Prostate Cancer Cell Growth in the Laboratory
Yazan: admin | 03 September 2008 | No Comments
Categories: Cancer Prevention
Laboratory experiments show that an extract of the skin of muscadine grapes can inhibit growth of prostate cancer cells in the laboratory. Investigators from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, and their research partners also show that muscadine grape skin extract (MSKE) does not contain significant amounts of resveratrol, [...]
