Animal world
Immortal animals appear
While the best minds of humankind are still engrossed in the search for longevity drugs, it seems like an incredibly simple animal has enjoyed immortal life for millions…
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Animal world
Guess whale age through 'dandruff' on the skin
In the future, researchers can determine the age of a whale just by understanding its peeled skin. This method is based on checking the shortness of the chromosomes.
Medicine - Health
Find the key of immortality
Normally, the life span of a species depends heavily on its size and small organisms have a very short life cycle.
Medicine - Health
Sitting all day can make your body grow faster
If you get up and do some exercise right now, you can extend it for a few more years of life.
Medicine - Health
Early disease can be treated with gene therapy
Scientists at Methodist Reseach Research Institute in Houston (USA) claim to have reversed many signs of aging in cells from children with premature aging (progeria).
Medicine - Health
Impatient people can age faster
Many people believe that patience is a good virtue, and according to a new study, patience can also help you live longer.
Medicine - Health
For the first time in history, the aging process can be reversed, helping young people never grow old
The CEO of Bioviva USA has become a volunteer to test this method, scientists here say they can reverse 20 years of aging by editing genes.
Medicine - Health
DNA of people affected by poverty
Stresses and pressures caused by poverty can cause permanent damage to humans, according to a new study.
Medicine - Health
How does stress cause you to age?
Prolonged stress will accelerate the shrinkage of telomere segments (protective caps at the ends of chromosomes), thereby shortening cell life.
Medicine - Health
Eating salty makes your body grow old
Overweight teenagers who eat too much salty foods can age more quickly, according to a new US study.
Medicine - Health
Depressed people age faster
Recent research by Dutch scientists shows that people with depression are at greater risk of aging than others.
Medicine - Health
People are about to grasp the secret of immortality?
Scientists are slowly deciphering the mysteries of aging, meaning that one day not far from humans can immortalize ...
Medicine - Health
Predict the life expectancy of people with heart disease through DNA length
Can the length of DNA sequences of patients with heart disease predict beforehand their expected lifespan?
Medicine - Health
Can predict the possibility of colds
Scientists in the United States found signs in the immune system showing the possibility of a person being susceptible to colds. The research team from Carnegie Mellon U…
Medicine - Health
Experimental treatment of aging improvement
It is possible that someday older people will have the opportunity to apply a new therapy of American scientists to return to adolescence.