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Nuts over Nuts

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By James P. Watson, with help and some additions by Vince Giuliano Introduction  Nuts have long been “labeled” as a bad source of nutrition due to their high fat content.  However, a growing body of scientific studies have shown that … Continue reading

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Prospectus for a Grand Unified theory of Biology, Health and Aging

By Vince Giuliano with major contributions from Jim Watson This blog entry argues that the time has come to create a Grand Unified Theory of Aging.  Such a theory will necessarily be a major part of a Grand Unfied Theory … Continue reading

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

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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Genetic and epigenetic factors in cancer, cellular senescence and the light and dark sides of exosome communications in cancer

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By James P Watson with assistance by Vince Giuliano This blog entry looks at the genetic and epigenetic factors in cancer.  The news here is basically good – epigenetic transformations seem in many cases to be upstream of genetic mutations … Continue reading

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THE HORMESIS BARS

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A collection of stories and explanations by Jim Watson and Vince Giuliano The stories are fantasies about new kinds of bars that could possibly exist in the future.  The Hormesis Bars are ones where all the drinks produce stresses.  According … Continue reading

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PART 2: Slaying Two Dragons with One Hail of Stones: The Silencing Of Good Genes In Aging And Cancer – And How Polyphenols Can Prevent That

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 By James Watson (with editorial help from Vince Giuliano) Image source This is the Part 2 of a three-part series of blog entries on the epigenetic’s of cancer and aging and how those two deadly dragons can be seriously slowed … Continue reading

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PART 1: Slaying Two Dragons with One Stone – How to Prevent Cancer and Aging with the Same Strategy

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Image source By James Watson and Vince Giuliano This is the first part of a three-part series of blog entries on the epigenetic’s of cancer and aging and how those two deadly dragons can be seriously slow down or stopped … Continue reading

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Buckyballs, health and longevity – state of knowledge

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By Vince Giuliano   Image source The popular “life extension” blogs have been lit up recently with exchanges related to a recent publication that reports that a homogenized solution of olive oil and C60 carbon buckyballs fed to middle age rats … Continue reading

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Plant polyphenols – six epigenetic knockout punches against cancers

Certain plant polyphenols not only exercise general positive health effects but also inhibit oncogenic transformation or the proliferation of cancer cells.  Or, they outright kill cancer cells.  Included are a substantial number of cancer-fighting plant polyphenols, some of which are … Continue reading

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Insights into the epigenetics and rejuvenation of adult stem cells – Improving prospects for extraordinary longevity

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By Vince Giuliano Recent research indicates a brighter possibility for extraordinary human longevity – healthy lives extending perhaps to hundreds of years.  The general approach is one I have been discussing for years, Closing the loop in the stem cell … Continue reading

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