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Aging is the one aspect of life that none of us avoid but of which most of us hate being reminded. This month, however, there is an odd bit of news in the air, news that removes some of the sting from year's end. It seems that it justbe possible to live longer. Quite a bit longer. The odd bit of news comes from the laboratory of a researcher... . Greensboro News & Record LOWCALORIE DIET PRESERVES ANTIAGING GENES, STUDY SAYS THE STUDY COULD HELP LEAD TO YOUTHPROLONGING DRUGS. Genes that play a key role in aging tend to stay vigorous in response to a lowcalorie diet, says a study thathelp explain why animals that eat less often live longer.Tomas Prolla and Richard Weindruch of the University of Wisconsin in Madison, said their genetic analysis of mice showed that genes that normally deteriorate with age tended to continue functioning in a youthful way when the mice were underfed. They said the study, to be published in the journal Science today, ... . MEDICATING A MIDLIFE CRISISHUMAN GROWTH HORMONE GAINS POPULARITY, DESPITE WARNINGS Once in the morning, then again at night, Gwen Sims of Lindenhurst, N.Y., injects herself with a small amount of human growth hormone, all with the hope of holding back the ravages of age.Though modern medicine says there's no proof that such hormone therapy works, Sims and an increasing number of Americans are willing to spend up to ,annually, looking for a Fountain of Youth, a cure for the natural aging process. "After only a few weeks, you feel a great... . HOW CAN WE AGE GRACEFULLY? The MacArthur Foundation assembledscholars in to do a definitive study on what makes for successful aging.Among those chosen was Robert Kahn, now professor emeritus of psychology and public health at the University of Michigan and research scientist emeritus at the UM Institute for Social Research Fourteen years and million later, the MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Successful Aging has finally wrapped up its task.Kahn and coauthor Dr. James Rowe, president of... . St. Louis PostDispatch FOREVER YOUNG BABY BOOMERS ARE RIDING OUT THE ONSL HT OF AGE WITH LASER TREATMENTS, VITAMINS, EXERCISE AND NOWVIAGRA After months of hearing middleaged men crave Viagra, Dr. William Catalona, chief urologist at Washington University, wanted to be ready to write prescriptions the day the longawaited pill for impotence won federal approval.So Catalona ordered a prescription pad ofsheets preprinted for Viagra. d vitamin |
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