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The Master Regulator of Aging? – Redox, Glutatione and Cysteine, Part 1

Posted on 28. October 2013 by Dan Campagnoli

By Dan Campagnoli (Welcome Dan, as a researcher and writer for this blog.  Jim Watson and I agree that with what is laid out in this blog entry, you clearly win both of the prizes in our contest Aging science … Continue reading →

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Focus on phytosubstances – amazing properties of epimedium and icariin

Posted on 7. March 2012 by Vince Giuliano

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By Vince Giuliano Icariin is the active flavinoid substance in the traditional Chinese medicinal herb Epimedium brevicornum Maxim.  Icariin can be derived from several species of plants in the Epimedium family.  These plants are known most popularly as Horny Goat … Continue reading →

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Dietary factors and dementia – Part 3: plant-derived substances that can make a difference

Posted on 11. January 2012 by Vince Giuliano

By Vince Giuliano Like the previous two blog entries Dietary factors and dementia – Part 1: important recent researchandDietary factors and dementia Part 2: possible interventions, this blog entry is focused on research during the last two years relating dietary … Continue reading →

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Dietary factors and dementia Part 2: possible interventions

Posted on 11. January 2012 by Vince Giuliano

By Vince Giuliano The first blog entry in this series of three Dietary factors and dementia – Part 1: important recent research dealt with research on a variety of subtopics such as the value of the relationship of dementia to … Continue reading →

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Age-related cognitive decline: focus on interventions

Posted on 27. July 2011 by Vince Giuliano

In previous blog entries and in my longevity treatise, I have discussed factors involved in age-related decline in memory and cognitive functioning.  This blog entry is concerned with research findings that suggest practical approaches to slowing or possibly reversing such … Continue reading →

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Alzheimer’s Disease Update – March 2011

Posted on 18. March 2011 by Vince Giuliano

This is another of a series of blog posts relating to Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). The earlier posts included New views of Alzheimer’s disease and new approaches to treating it, The social cost of Alzheimer’s disease and late-life dementia, Diet and … Continue reading →

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Back to blueberries

Posted on 13. June 2010 by Vince Giuliano

I wrote about blueberries back in September 2009 in the blog entry Blueberries and health – the research case, citing 11 research citations there on their positive health effects.  I have long been in the habit of eating a cupful … Continue reading →

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