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Intermittent fasting might improve health, but clinical data are thin
Cells that permanently stop dividing have long been recognized as one of the body's defenses against cancer. Now they are also seen as a sometime culprit in cancer and a cause of aging
These creatures live more than five times longer than would be expected for their size. Research into the biological mechanisms underlying their longevity could suggest ideas for slowing aging in people.
An index called the longevity quotient indicates whether a species has an average life span or is unusually long-lived or short-lived for an animal of its size. A score of 1 is average; higher numbers reflect unusual longevity
Researchers have uncovered an ancient mechanism that retards aging. Drugs that tweaked it could well postpone cancer, diabetes and other diseases of old age
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