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To prolong life, you need the right low-calorie diet
Calorie restriction still prolongs life and reduces the likelihood of age-related diseases in primates. At least this turned out to be true for several dozen Rhesus, which were observed for more than 20 years.
02 April 2014 -
A low-calorie diet can't prolong a person's life?
The results of a 25-year study on rhesus monkeys refute the assumption that a well-balanced low-calorie diet can increase life expectancy.
30 August 2012 -
The source of eternal youth was found in the intestines of fruit flies
Selective stimulation of the dPGC-1 gene activity in drosophila intestinal stem cells improved the health of insects and significantly increased their life expectancy.
07 November 2011 -
Prolonging life and preventing cancer: less sugar!
Scientists have calculated two key genes that regulate the cellular response to sugar deficiency. The first one, hTERT, encodes the enzyme telomerase, which allows cells to divide indefinitely. The second, p16, encodes a protein that suppresses tumor development.
23 December 2009 -
Cancer starved to death
A hunger strike may allow you to increase the dose of the drug, and thereby the effect on tumor cells without increasing the effect of toxic effects on the body.
01 April 2008