Aging

Nature on Greg Critser on Aging

Congratulations to Scientific Blogging's own Greg Critser, whose latest book, Eternity Soup is reviewed in Nature: Critser's book is a brilliant exposé of the increasingly popular anti-ageing industry and how its practitioners have misled many pe ...

Blog Post - Michael White - Mar 26 2010 - 2:44pm

Eternity Soup And Aging In Wisconsin

Greg Critser started blogging here within a month after we opened the doors.  How did he hear of us?   I have no idea and neither does he but shortly after we started we were referenced by lots of well-known writers like Andrew Sullivan and Greg and many ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Mar 29 2010 - 3:05pm

Eat Less, Abuse Science

Eternity Soup, by Greg Critser Harmony Books, 2010 Scientific Blogging's own Greg Critser has tackled the science and business of eternal youth in his latest book. It's an engaging and excellent read. Critser is a fine storyteller, mixing his di ...

Article - Michael White - Mar 31 2010 - 9:39pm

DAF-16: Aging Gene Governs Lifespan In Humans?

University of Birmingham scientists have discovered that the gene DAF-16 plays an important part in determining the rate of aging and average lifespan of the laboratory worm Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) and its close evolutionary cousins. DAF-16 is ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 10 2010 - 8:59pm

Supercentenarians And The Quest For A Modern Day Methuselah

An international research team has gathered a database of the oldest people in the world- those who lived beyond their 110th birthday, and while searching for these 'supercentenarians' and trying to find accurate documentation of their age, they ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 6 2010 - 8:37am

Laugh Your Way To Retirement

We're not joking; a sense of humor helps to keep people healthy and increases their chances of at least reaching retirement age, though after the age of 70 the health benefits of humor decrease, say researchers at the Norwegian University of Science a ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 6 2010 - 8:54am

Where Is Aging, Inc.?

A reality check on“healthy aging.”  The real troubles- and opportunities- of a gero-nation go unheeded. The numbers are increasingly disturbing: By 2050, some 88 million Americans will be over 65, with more than 20 million over 85. That such huge demograph ...

Article - Greg Critser - Jul 7 2010 - 5:36pm

Ashwagandha roots and ageing

Ashwgandha (means the plant roots when harvested fresh smell like ashwa or horse) (Withania sominfera) roots are given in dried and powdered form as capsule, powder etc and its is supposed to delay degenration of neurons. It prevents from dimentia old age ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Aug 30 2010 - 10:12am

A Happy Coffin Before You Die

There are some Happy Coffins from Singapore challenging death's taboos. Today, designer coffins deck a nursing home where three residents fulfill their pre-departure wishes about how their final resting places should look.  "Without any fear,&qu ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 28 2010 - 12:21pm

A Major Blow To Our Understanding Of Aging

A major blow to the free radical theory of aging, which has lead the research in aging for more than 50 years and fuels a multimillionaire anti-aging industry has just been published by Portuguese scientists from the University of Minho. According to the t ...

Article - Catarina Amorim - Sep 29 2010 - 1:30pm