http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. If worms are any indication, all the sugar in your diet could spell much more than obesity and type 2 diabetes. Researchers reporting in the November issue of Cell Metabolism, a Cell Press publication, say it might also be taking years off your life. http://www.physorg.com/news176474656.html Medicine & Health Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:30:01 EST news176474656 Men and women become gradually less fit with age, with declines accelerating after age 45, according to a report in the October 26 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. However, maintaining a healthy body mass index (BMI), not smoking and being physically active are associated with higher fitness levels throughout adult life. http://www.physorg.com/news175793829.html Medicine & Health Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:20:04 EST news175793829 (AP) -- Three years ago, the maker of a surgical clip called the Hem-o-lok issued an urgent recall notice warning doctors to stop using the fasteners on living kidney donors. It said the clips could dislodge in their bodies, with "serious, even life-threatening consequences." http://www.physorg.com/news173974663.html Medicine & Health Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:30:14 EST news173974663 You`ve probably seen the supermarket tabloid articles with titles like `The 12 Foods Everyone Should Eat` or `Four Foods for Peak Performance.` Every week there`s another berry, grain or bafflingly-named compound that is the key to better health, longer life and peace in our time. Do these `superfoods,` as they are called, deserve the hype or is the moniker just a marketing tool to sell us food and supplements we don`t really need? http://www.physorg.com/news170007617.html Medicine & Health Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:40:02 EST news170007617 (PhysOrg.com) -- While applauding findings that an Easter Island compound extends the lives of middle-aged mice, University of Washington longevity researchers caution that healthy people shouldn't start taking the drug in the hopes of extending their own life spans -- at least not yet. http://www.physorg.com/news166454313.html Medicine & Health Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:19:11 EST news166454313 Cell biologists have found a more filling substitute for caloric restriction in extending the life span of simple organisms. In a study published May 8 in the open-access journal PLoS Genetics, researchers from the University of Southern California Andrus Gerontology Center show that yeast cells maintained on a glycerol diet live twice as long as normal -- as long as yeast cells on a severe caloric-restriction diet. They are also more resistant to cell damage. http://www.physorg.com/news160985198.html Biology Fri, 08 May 2009 07:07:17 EST news160985198 A biochemical pathway that helps keep cells alive when oxygen is low also plays a role in longevity and resistance against some diseases of old age, according to a report to be published April 16 in the journal Science. http://www.physorg.com/news159110794.html Medicine & Health Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:26:57 EST news159110794 Naked Mole-Rats are ugly, but also very interesting mammals. Now scientists want to find out, if the males influence the distribution of male and female progeny. http://www.physorg.com/news154707199.html Biology Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:21:39 EST news154707199 If you are a mouse on the chubby side, then eating less may help you live longer. http://www.physorg.com/news151928423.html Medicine & Health Fri, 23 Jan 2009 10:20:57 EST news151928423 Brown University researchers have identified a cellular mechanism that could someday help fight the aging process. http://www.physorg.com/news151858227.html Biology Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:51:11 EST news151858227 Living with a female of its species can extend the reproductive life of a male mouse by a dramatic 20 percent, according to a study reported at the online site of the journal Biology of Reproduction. http://www.physorg.com/news151857782.html Biology Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:43:43 EST news151857782 Proteins widely believed to protect against aging can actually cause oxidative damage in mammalian brain cells, according to a new report in the July Cell Metabolism, a publication of Cell Press. The findings suggest that the proteins can have both proaging and protective functions, depending on the circumstances, the researchers said. http://www.physorg.com/news134135331.html Biology Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:48:51 EST news134135331 Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have determined that starvation blocks the effects of growth hormone via a mechanism that may have implications in treating diabetes and extending life span. http://www.physorg.com/news133845718.html Medicine & Health Sat, 28 Jun 2008 04:21:58 EST news133845718