A press release published today by the Loyola University Health System reports that not only sodium levels, but the ratio of sodium to potassium was an important indicator of cardiovascular health, suggesting those wishing to lower their blood pressure should increase their intake of potassium in addition to reducing their sodium intake.
In their study, those [...]

A Brown University press release reported today on the discovery of a cellular mechanism that may eventually evolve into an anti-aging methodology.
The discovery centres around a genetic mutation called Indy (I’m Not Dead Yet) that they first discovered in 2000, which markedly extended (almost doubled) the average lifespans of the flies, with maximum lifespan also [...]

Avid scientific news readers like me and you are aware that a number of articles have hit the mainstream media recently claiming that vitamin supplementation does very little indeed, particularly with regard to preventing cardiovascular disease, cancer, etc. These studies typically contain several problems that completely mitigate their scientific relevance, but these problems are unfortunately [...]

Stanford researchers have revealed a link between two aging-related pathways, which will be published in the 9 January 2009 issue of Cell .
Researchers from Stanford University revealed today that they have found a link between SIRT6 and NF-kB – that the aging-related processes influenced by NF-kB are under the control of SIRT6, suggesting that aging [...]

An old gastrointestinal drug, Clioquinol, has been shown to inhibit the aging-associated protein CLK-1 and is showing promise for treating Alheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and Huntington’s diseases.
It’s always good when an old (and therefore out of patent) drug gets fresh life breathed into it, especially when it’s touted as a potential new anti-aging therapy. Clioquinol was used [...]

2008 was a pretty fun year, what with the Olympics, the US election, and most importantly the inauguration of this blog! But, I love a new year and I’m happy to say goodbye to the old. Let’s all raise our standards and see if we can maintain them as we journey through what the media [...]