Thursday, November 02, 2006

Is this a viable aging 'gene silencer' for humans?

Resveratrol: (C14H12O3) Anti-oxidant from red grapes and red wines
"Study Demonstrates Improved Health,
Survival In Aged Overweight Male Mice on Resveratrol"


http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/nov2006/nia-01.htm
November 1, 2006,

contact: Jeannine Mjoseth or Vicky Cahan
301-496-1752

nianews3@mail.nih.gov

"Overweight aged male mice whose high calorie (fat) diet was supplemented by resveratrol, a natural compound found in common foods like grapes, wines and nuts, had better health and survival than aged overweight mice who did not receive it, according to a study published online in the Nov. 1 issue of Nature. The study was conducted and supported in part by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). . ." more


"Wine molecule slows aging process:
Scientists drink to that"
By William J. Cromie Harvard News Office Current Issue:
September 18, 2003
http://www.hno.harvard.edu/gazette/2003/09.18/12-antiaging.html
New York Times
24 August 2003

Resources:
http://www.sirtuins.com/
http://www.sirtuins.com/life-extension.html

Alliance for Aging Research
American Federation for Aging Research
Buck Institute for Age Research
National Institute on Aging
Paul F. Glenn Laboratories
The Ellison Medical Foundation

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