The New York Times reported yesterday that drugs that simulate the effects of calorie reduction on aging are now under clinical trials. The drugs mentioned, resveratrol (the bioactive component in grapes and red wine) and small molecule activators of sirtuin are being tested in combination by Sirtris Pharmaceuticals of Cambridge, MA. The article also describes [...]

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In a controversial study published July 10, 2009 in Science (Science 325:201), researchers report that feeding rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) a diet that is 30% less calories than that of the control group results in lifespan extension. Rhesus monkeys live, on average, 27 years in captivity. Currently, in this 20 year long study, half of the [...]

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The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) publishes Patient Pages to provide consumers with free, high quality medical information. A recent topic is Mild Cognitive Impairment. This article differentiates mild cognitive impairment with dementia, lists conditions associated with the condition, tells how it is diagnosed, and gives recommendations for prevention.
Other pages of interest:

Fitness for [...]

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