Aging Matters
Since this is a blog and not a more formal article, I get to tell a personal story this week. This will be a view of the evolution of my views on evolution. I’ve always been scared of death. I’ve jealously tried to preserve my youth, but the way in which I’ve understood aging has … Read more
Eating less helps you live longer, but eating less is hard. One line of experiment suggests that eating less of just one protein component, methionine, is sufficient to extend life span, perhaps as effectively as though less calories were being consumed. It’s an intriguing idea, though the research is fraught with contradictions, and to separate … Read more
A new report this week about signals from hypothalamus reminds us that some of the biggest influences on longevity are mediated through the nervous system. To this extent, the decision about how long to live comes from a calculation made in the brain. The new research suggests a hormone known as GnRH as a relatively … Read more