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...research, conducted as part of the National Institute of Aging Interventions Testing Program, took place at three separate test sites and involved nearly 2,000 genetically similar mice. Trials began when mice were about 600 days old - well into middle age, at a stage roughly equivalent to 60-year-old humans. (See the top 10 medical breakthroughs...
...aging could be slowed by drugs. Exactly how rapamycin works is "still an open question," says Randy Strong, a pharmacology professor at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and one of three lead authors of the study. But he and his colleagues were prompted to test the aging effects of rapamycin, which was discovered in Easter Island soil samples about 40 years ago, after noting that the compound appeared to affect cell growth in lab animals in much the same way as calorie-restricted diets, which also appear to extend life. (Watch TIME's video "Mapping...
Sarah Palin, the Technicolor Rorschach test, has a way of talking that leaves people unclear about what she said but certain about what she meant. Her Declaration of Independence included so many clauses - it's for the good of her family, her state, "it's about country" - that she invited people to hear what they wanted to hear. But there's a downside to projecting our instincts onto her actions, especially for women who, regardless of their politics, recognized Palin as a pioneer, leading the way into unfamiliar and potentially hostile terrain...
From Larry Craig to Mark Sanford, nothing quite rivets the attention of the media and the public like a public official getting caught with his pants down. How much do you remember about the celebrated sex scandals of the recent past? Test your knowledge in this excerpt from Paul Slansky's new book The Little Quiz Book of Big Political Sex Scandals (Simon and Schuster Paperbacks). #mediaContainer {width:525px; border:1px solid #ccc; border-width:0px 0px 1px 0px ; padding:0px 0px 0px 0px; margin:15px 0; overflow:hidden;} You will need to install or upgrade your Flash Player...
...very own president, Barack H. Obama, could shoot hoops after a long, stressful day of trying to solve the world’s problems. Each country sent a delegation to make sure the accommodations were up to safety standards and L’Aquila passed each and every test...