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Caloric Restriction Slows Aging in Monkeys
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Thursday, July 09, 2009
The diet delays or prevents diabetes, cancer, heart disease, and brain atrophy.
First Drug Shown to Extend Life Span in Mammals
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Rapamycin, an immunosuppressant, enables elderly mice to live longer.
Healthy Embryos Show Chromosome Flaws
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A Limb Regeneration Mystery Solved
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Salamanders regrow limbs with less drastic cellular changes than previously thought.
Can Aging Be Solved?
By Emily Singer | 07/01/2009 | 36 Comments
Gerontology pioneer Leonard Hayflick discusses the biological causes of aging.
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Medicine's New Toolbox
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An alternative way to make stem cells could open a window on human disease.
Making Tumors More Sensitive to Chemotherapy
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Bacterial shells deliver a double whammy to cancer.
New Drug Kills Cancer with Few Side Effects
By Jocelyn Rice | 06/25/2009 | 5 Comments
A personalized therapy targets the molecular mechanism behind a specific kind of tumor.
Repairing the Stroke-Damaged Brain
By Emily Singer | 06/24/2009
Noninvasive electrical therapy combined with rehab boosts recovery after stroke.
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Heart Watchers
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New wireless sensors and diagnostic algorithms promise simpler ways to remotely monitor cardiac patients for early warning signs of heart failure or heart attack.
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