by Martin Ettington | May 5, 2014 | Aging, Exercise, Healthy Aging, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Science Research |
Road to fountain of youth paved with fast food … and sneakers? Date: April 28, 2014 Source: Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) Summary: Unhealthy lifestyle habits can accelerate the process of senescence (cell death) and the...
by Martin Ettington | May 3, 2014 | Aging, Biology, Cell Regeneration, Cells, Longevity, Longevity Article, Science Research |
Date: May 1, 2014 Source: University of Cambridge Summary: Scientists have identified a key chemical that can repair the damage to cells which causes a rare but devastating disease involving accelerated aging. As well as offering a promising new way of treating the...
by Martin Ettington | May 2, 2014 | Aging, Healthy Aging, Lifestyle, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Psychology, Science Research |
When asked how old they felt, on average the centenarians surveyed said “83 years old,” and the 65-year-old baby boomers on average said they felt “55 years old.” The United States is home to around 55,000 centenarians, and 40 million people...
by Martin Ettington | May 1, 2014 | Aging, Exercise, Science Research, Weight Loss |
By T. Jared Bunch, MD Published Apr 30, 2014 One of my colleagues and I have had an ongoing discussion regarding the “obesity paradox” – weight and how it influences our lifespan. He is over six feet tall and near 170 pounds. He has a strict whole food diet, exercises...
by Martin Ettington | Apr 30, 2014 | Anti-Aging, antioxidants, Diet, Food, Healthy Aging, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Oxidation, Science Research |
The acai berry (pronounced “ah-sigh-EE”) has been widely hyped ― and debunked ― as a miracle weight-loss supplement. However, experts say that behind the marketing madness this tropical fruit has true, research-proven health benefits. Monday, 28 Apr 2014 07:20 AM By...
by Martin Ettington | Apr 29, 2014 | Aging, Anti-Aging, Diet, Exercise, Healthy Aging, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Meditation, Science Research |
Diet, Meditation, Exercise Can Improve Key Element of Immune Cell Aging, UCSF Scientists Report By Elizabeth Fernandez on September 16, 2013 A small pilot study shows for the first time that changes in diet, exercise, stress management and social support may result...
by Martin Ettington | Apr 28, 2014 | Aging, Biology, Cells, Longevity, Longevity Article, Science Research |
Apr 25, 2014 by Mark Derewicz (Phys.org) —The evidence for what causes aging has typically been limited to the study of a single organism’s lifespan; our cells divide many times throughout our lives and eventually cause organs and our bodies to age and break...
by Martin Ettington | Apr 27, 2014 | Aging, Consciousness, Happiness, Healthy Aging, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Optimism, Science Research |
By Lecia Bushak | Apr 25, 2014 01:38 PM EDT The way we anticipate our futures and see the world around us, can have an impact on our health and longevity. That is: Optimism and pessimism can affect our physical and mental well-being. But which type of attitude is...
by Martin Ettington | Apr 26, 2014 | Aging, Biology, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Science Research |
This shows the nuclear localization of HLH-30/TFEB in C. elegans. Credit: Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute Scientists at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute have identified a key factor that regulates the autophagy process, a kind of cleansing...
by Martin Ettington | Apr 25, 2014 | Aging, Long Lived Persons, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Science Research |
We’ve thoroughly exhausted the search for the “Fountain of Youth,” yet scientists are still trying to decode the secret to longevity. Our Brains Begin to Slow Down at Age 24Alzheimer’s Bigger Killer Than We Realize, Study SaysMen Charged With...
by Martin Ettington | Apr 21, 2014 | Aging, Anti-Aging, Exercise, Healthy Aging, Lifestyle, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Science Research |
Almost everyone obsesses about wrinkles, but what can you do short of staying out of the sun or pumping your face full of chemicals? The answer may be as simple as a jog around the park. In a small study, researchers at McMaster University in Ontario found that...
by Martin Ettington | Apr 16, 2014 | Aging, Anti-Aging, Healthy Aging, Lifestyle, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Science Research, Stress |
Howard S. Friedman says that eating vegetables and going to the gym are not as important to our long-term health as having a rich, productive life. By Amy Novotney December 2011, Vol 42, No. 11 Most people who live to old age do so not because they have beaten cancer,...