There has been plenty of research taking place at the Buck Institute for Research on Aging. Scientists there have discovered information that states the hands of time can be reversed thanks to the use of stem cells from adults. Their research is also conclusive with the findings of the Georgia Institute of Technology. Both show that human adult stem cells can result in damaged tissues being rejuvenated.
Such research is really exciting because it could help develop additional medical treatments that can help individuals with problems as they get older. There are health risks for the elderly that involved tissue damage, and this type of treatment may be able to reverse them. Read the rest of this entry »


Through various types of research, there are many questions about how Sirtuins affect the aging process. There have been papers recently published in Nature which offer information about the biology of aging. These papers though are contradicting each other. One is about the understanding of the biology and the other is about how it can be manipulated with the anti aging procedures offered.
Stem cells may be one of the methods that consumers can use to slow down the aging process. Research shows that stem cells may be able to turn back the hands of time due to reversal of various types of damage to the skin as a person got older. This is because stem cells are believed to help with regenerating healthy tissue where old or damaged tissue may be found.
Ask a group of people if they think that the secret of living longer has to do with their lifestyle or genetics. You will get plenty of people that will choose each of those answers. It doesn’t mean any group is wrong though. Extensive studies have shown that both lifestyle and genetics influence the aging process and how you will appear 10 or more years from now.
It may be possible that individuals with Laron Syndrome are the key to finding a cure for cancer. It is believed that this particular disease, which is quite rare, is the result of a particular gene that is mutated. As a result the person is going to be extremely small in size. It is believed that this particular mutation also prevents their body from cancer or diabetes developing.
How long does a chicken live? 2 year, 3 years? They actually live a maximum of five years before passing away. Though amazingly, Nobel prize winner Alexis Carrel was able to keep the cells of one lucky chicken alive for 34 years, that’s nearly 6 times longer than its average life expectancy. Alexis had devised a theory that cells could be kept alive for an infinite amount of time, as long as they are stored in the right conditions. So how was he able to keep these cells alive so long? His method was very simple; through out the duration of the study the chicken cells were left in a container of fresh mineral water. Every two days Alexis exchanged the water in the container with a fresh batch, ensuring that the cells were receiving constant doses of nutrients. Unfortunately, he never got to see the final results of his experiment or how much it has inspired other scientists in his field; Alexis Carrel died 2 years before the end of this study.
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