Ageing switch found in worms

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I wonder if parasites have the same switch?

Elaine

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Wednesday, December 12, 2001 5:26 AM

Ageing switch found in worms - Your News from Ananova

 

 

> Scientists in Colorado have found the lifespan switch of a tiny worm and

hope to find the same switch in humans.

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> They say the switch extends or reduces an individual worm's life depending

on whether it is 'on' or 'off'.

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> The team now hope to identify the human equivalent and say it may then be

possible to develop a drug which flicks the switch.

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> Full story: http://www.ananova.com/yournews/story/sm_471698.html

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Thursday, December 13, 2001 3:24 PM

Ageing switch found in worms

 

 

> I wonder if parasites have the same switch?

 

Hi Elaine,

 

We all have the ability to control the switch by cutting food intake to around

1,200 cals for women and 1,600 cals for

men. Rodents placed on a diet with 30 - 40 % reduced food intake (in reference

to free eaters) experience 30 - 50 %

extension in life span and reduced disease occurance.

 

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Good Health & Long Life,

Greg Watson, gowatson

USDA database (food breakdown) http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/

PubMed (research papers) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi

DWIDP (nutrient analysis) http://www.walford.com/dwdemo/dw2b63demo.exe

KIM (omega analysis) http://ods.od.nih.gov/eicosanoids/KIM_Install.exe

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Greg Watson wrote:

 

> We all have the ability to control the switch by cutting food intake to around

1,200 cals for women and 1,600 cals for

> men. Rodents placed on a diet with 30 - 40 % reduced food intake (in

reference to free eaters) experience 30 - 50 %

> extension in life span and reduced disease occurance.

 

Greg,

You must be talking about the work that Dr. Watson did, no?

 

here are some links - here's a calorie restriction - life extension FAQ

http://www.infinitefaculty.org/sci/cr/cr.htm

 

here's an article on the LEF (life extension foundation) site on aging and

calorie restriction

http://www.lef.org/featured-articles/spindler_press_release01.html

 

and of course, the web site of the doctor himself: http://www.walford.com/

 

Mindy

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" Mindy Behymer " <mindy

 

Friday, December 14, 2001 6:54 AM

Re: Ageing switch found in worms

 

 

> Greg Watson wrote:

>

> > We all have the ability to control the switch by cutting food intake to

around 1,200 cals for women and 1,600 cals

for

> > men. Rodents placed on a diet with 30 - 40 % reduced food intake (in

reference to free eaters) experience 30 - 50 %

> > extension in life span and reduced disease occurance.

>

> Greg,

> You must be talking about the work that Dr. Watson did, no?

>

> here are some links - here's a calorie restriction - life extension FAQ

http://www.infinitefaculty.org/sci/cr/cr.htm

>

> here's an article on the LEF (life extension foundation) site on aging and

calorie restriction

> http://www.lef.org/featured-articles/spindler_press_release01.html

>

> and of course, the web site of the doctor himself: http://www.walford.com/

 

Hi Mindy,

 

For the past 2 1/2 years I have been a very active member of the Cr Society.

 

There are two discussion groups with extensive files and data:

 

crsociety

 

CRsocietysupportgroup

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Good Health & Long Life,

Greg Watson, gowatson

USDA database (food breakdown) http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/

PubMed (research papers) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi

DWIDP (nutrient analysis) http://www.walford.com/dwdemo/dw2b63demo.exe

KIM (omega analysis) http://ods.od.nih.gov/eicosanoids/KIM_Install.exe