The protein SIRT1 in the brain is tied into a mechanism that allows animals to survive when food is scarce, according to a new study. The research suggests that SIRT1 may be involved with the life span-increasing effect of low-calorie diets, they report.
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June 11, 2010
Say Cheese! Big smilers in photos are likely to live longer
Look at a person's photo and it's tempting to think you can see their personality written on their face: some stony-faced individuals appear somber, others are flashing a big, toothy grin. An intriguing new study claims that these smiles are a reliable marker of underlying positive emotion and as such are predictive of a person's longevity.Ernest Abel and Michael Kruger had five people rate the s
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May 24, 2010
Obedience, Longevity, and Domestication: Why I'm Confused (Monday Pets)
Lately, a paper to be published in the June edition of the American Naturalist has been getting some attention. The findings that are getting reported out of this paper didn't make sense to me, but I wondered if this was an issue with accuracy in reporting. So I went and found the paper. Turns out that the reporting is accurate, its the actual findings from the paper that confuse me. I really wan
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