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Dietary restriction promotes a longer lifespan and robust health in animals and humans, but it is still not fully clear why dietary restriction is so beneficial. Now Max Planck Institute for Biology and Aging research has identified the protein Sestrin as appearing to mediate and dole out the health benefits of eating less. When levels …
Given the option, most people would avoid the gym completely and simply take a pill/supplement that could bring the same results and benefits of exercise. Although currently there is no such miracle option, scientists are working to find a way to enjoy all those benefits while lounging around, and this far fetched idea may one …
UCSD (US) researchers discover Sestrin, a protein that functions as natural inhibitor of aging and age-related pathologies in a fruitfly model of aging. University of California/San Diego (California, USA) scientists, led by Michael Karin, have identified a protein called Sestrin that naturally inhibits aging and age-related pathologies in fruit flies. The team has also showed …