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This Mineral Beats Aging Skin, Cancer, and Heart Disease

This Mineral Beats Aging Skin, Cancer, and Heart Disease

Posted in: Anti-Aging and the Body, Skin Care by Soriyya Bawa If you want to look years younger, there’s an anti-aging secret out there that can do the trick: selenium. It’s a trace mineral that contains glutathione, a powerful antioxidant that protects your cells by...

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Telomeres, oxidative stress and inflammatory factors: partners in cellular senescence?

Telomeres, oxidative stress and inflammatory factors: partners in cellular senescence?

Clara Correia-Melo, Graeme Hewitt and João F Passos Longevity & Healthspan 2014, 3:1  doi:10.1186/2046-2395-3-1 Published: 16 January 2014 Abstract (provisional) Senescence, the state of irreversible cell-cycle arrest, plays paradoxical albeit important roles in...

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Regular physical activity in later life boosts likelihood of "healthy aging" up to sevenfold

Regular physical activity in later life boosts likelihood of "healthy aging" up to sevenfold

It's never too late to get physically active, with even those starting relatively late in life reaping significant health benefits, finds research published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. Four years of sustained regular physical activity boosted the...

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Today's Health Links January 8, 2014

Today's Health Links January 8, 2014

Racism may accelerate aging in African-American men A new study reveals that racism may impact aging at the cellular level. A research team found signs of accelerated aging in a group of African-American men who reported experiencing high levels of racial...

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Today's Health Links January 3, 2014

Today's Health Links January 3, 2014

Turning off 'aging genes' Restricting calorie consumption is one of the few proven ways to combat aging. Now researchers have developed a computer algorithm that predicts which genes can be "turned off" to create the same anti-aging effect as calorie...

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