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    Hibernation naturally stops your body from aging
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jun 17

    Hibernation naturally stops your body from aging

    What if you were told there was a completely natural way to stop your body from aging? However, you’d have to hibernate from Sept. to May.
    Scientists studying aging may have found the Fountain of Youth
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jun 12

    Scientists studying aging may have found the Fountain of Youth

    As we age, our bones become thinner, we suffer fractures more often, and bone-diseases such as osteoporosis are more likely to occur.
    The amazing connection between diet, eye health and lifespan
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jun 8

    The amazing connection between diet, eye health and lifespan

    Researchers have demonstrated for the first time a link between diet, circadian rhythms, eye health and lifespan in Drosophila.
    The secret to a longer lifespan lies in your sleep
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jun 1

    The secret to a longer lifespan lies in your sleep

    Rochester biologists who study the genetics of lifespan suggest novel targets to combat aging and age-related diseases.
    Researchers discover the genetic keys to a long life
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jun 1

    Researchers discover the genetic keys to a long life

    Despite huge variation in lifespan and size, different animal species end their natural life with similar numbers of genetic changes.
    The mystery of why most life-long smokers don’t get lung cancer is solved
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 30

    The mystery of why most life-long smokers don’t get lung cancer is solved

    Cigarette smoking is overwhelmingly the cause of lung cancer, yet only a minority of smokers develop the disease. A new study suggests why.
    Hibernation naturally stops your body from aging, study finds
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 17

    Hibernation naturally stops your body from aging, study finds

    What if you were told there was a completely natural way to stop your body from aging? The trick: You’d have to hibernate from Sept to May.
    Cutting calories and eating at the right time of day leads to longer life
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 7

    Cutting calories and eating at the right time of day leads to longer life

    In a study that followed hundreds of mice over their lifespans, calorie restriction combined with time-restricted eating boosted longevity.
    Small diet changes can help you live a healthier and longer life
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 5

    Small diet changes can help you live a healthier and longer life

    Eating a hot dog could cost you 36 minutes of healthy life, while choosing to eat a serving of nuts instead could help you gain 26 minutes.
    Gut microbes could reverse your brain's age-related deterioration
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 4

    Gut microbes could reverse your brain's age-related deterioration

    A novel approach to reverse aspects of aging-related deterioration in the brain and cognitive function via the microbes in the gut.
    What determines how long people live?  New research has answers
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 15

    What determines how long people live? New research has answers

    The first study to compare the accumulation of mutations across many animal species has shed new light on decades-old questions.
    Hibernation found to naturally stop your body from aging
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 13

    Hibernation found to naturally stop your body from aging

    What if you were told there was a completely natural way to stop your body from aging? The trick: You’d have to hibernate 9 months each year
    The secret to staying young: The power of life long exercise to keep muscles healthy
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 7

    The secret to staying young: The power of life long exercise to keep muscles healthy

    Lifelong physical activity could protect against age-related loss of muscle mass and function, according to new research.
    Good news for coffee lovers: Daily coffee may benefit the heart
    Joseph Shavit
    • Mar 28

    Good news for coffee lovers: Daily coffee may benefit the heart

    Drinking coffee is not only associated with a lower risk of heart disease and dangerous heart rhythms but also with living longer.
    Diabetics who eat less processed food at night may live longer
    Joseph Shavit
    • Mar 17

    Diabetics who eat less processed food at night may live longer

    The time of day that people with diabetes eat certain foods may be just as important to their well-being as portion size and calories
    The colder you are -- the longer you live, study finds
    Joseph Shavit
    • Mar 15

    The colder you are -- the longer you live, study finds

    Researchers have found that body temperature exerts a greater effect on lifespan than metabolic rate.
    Physical activity may protect your brain as you age
    Joseph Shavit
    • Mar 10

    Physical activity may protect your brain as you age

    New research from UGA shows every extra step counts when it comes to protecting the brain from the harmful effects of aging.
    Cellular rejuvenation therapy safely reverses signs of aging
    Joseph Shavit
    • Mar 9

    Cellular rejuvenation therapy safely reverses signs of aging

    Salk researchers treated mice with anti-aging regimen beginning in middle age and found no increase in cancer or other health problems later
    Hibernation found to naturally stop the aging process
    Joseph Shavit
    • Mar 8

    Hibernation found to naturally stop the aging process

    What if you were told there was a completely natural way to stop your body from aging? The trick: You’d have to hibernate 8 months each year
    30-60 mins of weekly strength training linked to 10-20% lower death risk
    Joseph Shavit
    • Mar 3

    30-60 mins of weekly strength training linked to 10-20% lower death risk

    Between 30 and 60 minutes of muscle strengthening activity every week is linked to a 10-20% lower risk of death from all causes.
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