Scientists take important step toward the proverbial fountain of youth
Wednesday, December 23, 2009 - 06:49
in Health & Medicine
Going back for a second dessert after your holiday meal might not be the best strategy for living a long, cancer-free life say researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. That's because they've shown exactly how restricted calorie diets - specifically in the form of restricted glucose - help human cells live longer. This discovery, published online in The FASEB Journal (http://www.fasebj.org) could help lead to drugs and treatments that slow human ageing and prevent cancer...