Cutting calories in mice boosts their lifespan, not their smarts
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SAN DIEGO - Severely cutting calories helps middle-aged mice live longer and healthier, but not smarter, say some Washington University neuroscientists.
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Sirtris-sponsored study shows potential for the fight against aging.
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A chemical found in chocolate, tea and grapes can improve the memory of mice, research suggests.
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A substance found in red wine protected mice from the ill effects of obesity and extended their life spans, raising the tantalizing prospect that the compound could do the same for humans and may also help people live longer, healthier lives, researchers reported yesterday.
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NEW YORK - By attacking the same basic biology drug companies are targeting for new anti-fat drugs, researchers have genetically engineered mice with abilities far beyond those of normal rodents.
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Researchers may have found a side effect associated with stress which could lead to premature aging. Although the findings by researchers from the University of California at San Francisco are somewhat technically
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WEDNESDAY, July 18 (HealthDay News) -- There&#39;s no fountain of youth waiting around the corner, but a study of unusually old mice suggests a natural anticancer protein might also put the brakes on aging.
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SUNDAY, Sept. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Cutting calories may halt or even reverse the symptoms of Alzheimer's, according to a new animal study.
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A diet that includes a key omega-3 fatty acid found in fish and canola oil prevents some memory loss in mice that develop a disease similar to Alzheimer&#39;s, researchers report in the Sept.
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New research suggests that in mice, a simple treatment that does not involve drugs appears to be directing cells to turn into bone instead of fat.
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Cells critical to sperm development have been grown in the lab and used to father baby mice, US researchers say. They said the development could lead to easier ways to genetically manipulate animals, and said
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but a longer life is not one of them, researchers reported yesterday. Writing in The Journal of Clinical Oncology
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A team of researchers has found that severe emotional distress may speed up the aging of the body's cells at the genetic level.
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Scientists have reversed the damage caused to the brain by Alzheimer's disease during tests on mice.
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The memory of mice suffering from Alzheimer's disease has been restored by boosting an enzyme, researchers say.
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A recent study released by researchers from University of California shows that stress may accelerate the aging of cells, which makes people vulnerable to degenerative age-related diseases.
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NEW YORK  - For older adults who want to shed pounds, exercise may be even more important than cutting calories, new research suggests.