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In a previous article we discussed the principles behind caloric restriction as a means towards increasing lifespan and improving the healthspan (time to occurrence of aging-related disease). However, since caloric restriction is a quite dramatic intervention involving between a 20-40% reduction in the caloric intake and therefore, among other issues, hard to maintain in the…
We have talked here several times about the possibility of extending the lifespan through several different mechanisms (caloric restriction, pharmacological therapy…), but what if there would be a defined limit for human life expectancy beyond which further extension would not be possible? A very recent study published in the journal Nature has shown that might…
It is quite probable that you’ve heard from the benefits of yoghurt and other probacteria containing foods for your health, even more so it is probable you take them already regularly. What if these probiotics would also help maintain your biological integrity, that is, would prevent aging? This is not quite a random question, actually…
Dieting is a commonly used term in our society (especially if you’re a woman), even when most times it is not done with the aim of improving our health but our appearance. As anyone who’s ever suffered a diet knows, dieting is anything but easy however, the reward is immense. So immense that actually cutting…
It is simply not possible to be forever young. That is a fact that we are all aware of, but the standing question is, can we delay somehow the aging process? From cosmetics companies, to pharmaceuticals, they are all invested in developing means to halt this natural process. In science, the most important goal is…
Diabetes is a disease typically associated with old age, especially when speaking of type 2, characterized for insulin resistance, and associated with obesity and therefore, more likely to occur in old age. A recent couple of papers published in Cell and Science Translational Medicine point to the healing potential of a fasting-mimicking diet for resetting…
Olivia Casanueva is a successful woman in science. Not long ago she got an ERC Grant to support her research in epigenetics and its relationship to aging and life expectancy. As an expert in the topic with a solid trayectory in research and an even better ability to make complex ideas understandable to everyone, we…
We live in a society permanently obsesed with the idea of youth. Therefore, it is not surprising to find supposedly miraculous potions, ointments and elixirs that offer precisely that. But the idea of permanent youth is not a new idea, it comes from way back, as does the notion that young blood would help rejuvenate…
Yeyyy! That time of the year again! No, not happy ONLY because the autumn is back but because Small World Nikon 2013 is back! one of those photo contest that have been present in the blog for a couple seasons, and like always comes full of -good- surprises. Let’s start with this one. An Image…
People say: You get used to everything. And it’s true that when far away you get used to eating at times you would have otherwise considered crazy, and even to eating stuff had we been asked beforehand we would have denied more than three times ever getting close to our mouths, but there are things…