Early research findings may lead to new treatments for the disease
UCLA scientists and colleagues from UC Riverside and the Human BioMolecular Research Institute have found that a form of vitamin D, together with a chemical found in turmeric spice called curcumin, may help stimulate the immune system to clear the brain of amyloid beta, which [...]

In this study, senescent-prone rats were subjected to melatonin between 1 and 10 months of age and their brains investigated for signs of mitochondrial aging. The very promising result for those currently supplementing or planning to supplement with melatonin was that Melatonin administration between 1 and 10 months of age completely prevented the mitochondrial impairment, [...]

A new article in the FASEB Journal shows that resistance to protein folding damage is a clue to longevity in mammals.
Scientists from Texas are batty over a new discovery which could lead to the single most important medical breakthrough in human history—significantly longer lifespans. The discovery, featured on the cover of the July 2009 print [...]