Twenty years ago, speculation was rampant on why calorie restriction slows aging – oxidative stress, fewer advanced glycation end products (AGE), downregulation of the insulin/IGF-1 pathway, many theories were proposed. These days, the focus is on preserving adult stem cells and maintaining DNA stability. Certainly, many other factors contribute to the life extension benefits of… read more
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Slowing Growth – Slowing Aging
For some time, people have recognized a biochemical similarity between aging and cancer. For very much longer, we have known that cancer is not only related to growth but actually is uncontrolled growth. Dr. Andrzej Bartke has led the way in showing why slowing growth will slow aging. Understanding the work of Dr. Andrzej Bartke,… read more