by Martin Ettington | Jan 8, 2015 | Aging, Biology, Genetics, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Science Research, Telomeres |
AGING, CANCER, GENETICS, RESEARCH Becky Bach on December 10th, 2014 No Comments If I were to go back to school for a PhD, I think I’d study telomeres. Telomeres, the protective caps at the end of each chromosome, shrink with aging and other stressors leaving an...
by Martin Ettington | Jan 6, 2015 | Aging, Healthy Aging, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Purpose, Science Research |
Michael Arloski10:09 p.m. MST December 27, 2014 The long winter months are traditionally a time to reflect and a great time to clarify what we value in our lives. Doing so can help us find a sense of meaning and purpose that can carry us forward into the new year and...
by Martin Ettington | Jan 2, 2015 | Aging, Healthy Aging, Long Lived Persons, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Science Research |
Study in Lancet Says Rise Is Result of Dramatic Health-Care Advances By GAUTAM NAIK Updated Dec. 18, 2014 3:29 p.m. ET Global life expectancy for men and women has increased by about six years over the past two decades, according to one of the most comprehensive...
by Martin Ettington | Dec 30, 2014 | Aging, Diet, Food, Healthy Aging, Lifestyle, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Science Research |
Researchers identify health benefits beyond longer lifespans December 23, 2014 | Popular By Amy Roeder, HSPH Communications Anew study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers identifies a key molecular mechanism behind the health benefits...
by Martin Ettington | Dec 26, 2014 | Aging, Cells, Healthy Aging, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Resveratrol, Science Research, Supplements |
Skeletal formula of trans-resveratrol. Image: WikipediaScientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have found that resveratrol, the red-wine ingredient once touted as an elixir of youth, powerfully activates an evolutionarily ancient stress response in human...
by Martin Ettington | Dec 23, 2014 | Aging, Healthy Aging, Lifestyle, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Psychology, Science Research, Stress |
Monday, 15 Dec 2014 04:12 PM Folks who feel “young at heart” may be more likely to live to a ripe old age, a new British study suggests. Seniors who said they felt three or more years younger than their actual age experienced a lower death rate over the...
by Martin Ettington | Dec 21, 2014 | Aging, Healthy Aging, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Science Research, Supplements |
Published December 18, 2014 Regular doses of a common over-the-counter painkiller may lead to a longer, healthier life, researchers have found. In a study published Thursday in the journal Public Library of Science-Genetics, researchers treated baker’s yeast, worms...
by Martin Ettington | Dec 18, 2014 | Aging, Biography, Genetics, Healthy Aging, Lifestyle, Long Lived Persons, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Science Research |
The world’s oldest people share no genetic secrets, says study. Think the secret to longevity is in the genes? You would be wrong. Think the reason some people live beyond the age of 100 is because of their genes? Think again. American scientists said recently...
by Martin Ettington | Dec 17, 2014 | Aging, Healthy Aging, Lifestyle, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Psychology, Science Research |
Researchers have found new evidence that explains how some aspects of our personality may affect our health and wellbeing, supporting long-observed associations between aspects of human character, physical health and longevity.A team of health psychologists at The...
by Martin Ettington | Dec 15, 2014 | Aging, Biology, Diet, Food, Healthy Aging, Lifestyle, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Science Research |
December 9, 2014 12:00 AM By David Templeton / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Scientists and medical practitioners are focusing more on geroscience, which studies the relationship between aging and age-related diseases. Each generation has searched for fountains of youth....
by Martin Ettington | Dec 9, 2014 | Aging, Diet, Healthy Aging, Lifestyle, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Science Research |
By Christina Lee, Special to CNN updated 10:25 AM EST, Wed December 3, 2014 (CNN) — Eating a Mediterranean diet may be your key to living longer. That’s according to a new study led by Immaculata De Vivo, associate professor at Brigham and Women’s...
by Martin Ettington | Dec 8, 2014 | Aging, Healthy Aging, Life Urge, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Science Research |
Tis the season to indulge. However, restraint may be best, according to a new study led by investigators at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) and McGill University. The researchers examined the relationship between body weight and...
