Health
Naturally-Occurring Metabolite Increases Lifespan in Mice – Technology Networks
A metabolite produced by the body increases lifespan and dramatically compresses late-life morbidity in mice, according to new research.
Middle-aged mice that had the naturally-occurring metabolite alpha-ketaglutarate (AKG) added to their chow had a better old age. They were healthier as they aged and experienced a dramatically shorter time of disease and disability before they died, a first for research involving mammals. Results from the double-blinded study, published in Cell Metabolism, were based on clinically-relevant markers of healthspan.Previous studies show that blood plasma levels of AKG can drop up to 10-fold as we ag…
-
Noosa News19 hours agoHelicopter pilots saving lives, providing food and fodder in flooded outback Queensland
-
Noosa News22 hours ago’Lethal new opioids’ prompt Wide Bay pill testing call
-
General18 hours agoInternal Revenue Service starts cutting 20,000 workers
-
Noosa News18 hours agoMan killed, woman seriously injured in collision in Wongabel, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland