A study by Dr. Dean Ornish and his team showed that lifestyle changes including diet, exercise, and stress management techniques made a difference in telomerase levels. “Telomerase repairs and lengthens telomeres, which are DNA-protein complexes at the end of chromosomes that directly affect how quickly cells age. As telomeres become shorter and their structural integrity [...]

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“If successful, the technique could be used to improve the quality of hearing in people with cochlear implants — and one day it may even help restore hearing to those who are totally deaf.” Read the story at Better Humans.

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Here’s the story from Wired.
“With the help of gene therapy, two people who once were blind now can see.[...] Cideciyan’s study, published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, is one of three simultaneous trials of gene therapy for Leber’s Congenital Amaurosis, also known as LCA.”

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Earlier this week, European regulators said that they are investigating the online advertising deal between Google and Yahoo, even though that deal affects only the U.S. and Canadian markets. Such a revelation is a disturbing sign of the globalization of government meddling and the out-of-control use of antitrust as a weapon.
This news follows on [...]

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Here’s what Camille Paglia has to say.

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Longevinex, a company that makes nutracuticals, recently took issue with the idea that large doses of resveratrol help fight the aging process. Instead, they say that lower doses work better when combined with other substances. In discussing their product, they say that, “In a breakthrough study using laboratory mice, the matrix of Nutriceuticals [...]

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Popular genetics testing firm 23andMe just got cheaper b/c of upgrades to the chips it uses to do the tests (now it’s $399 compared with $999). Here’s the story.

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Finally, a scientific excuse for academics:
A Université Laval research team has demonstrated that intellectual work induces a substantial increase in calorie intake. The details of this discovery, which could go some way to explaining the current obesity epidemic, are published in the most recent issue of Psychosomatic Medicine.

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