Periodicals>Journal Article:  Cameron, David (March 7, 2013), New Study Validates Longevity Pathway, Harvard Medical School, Retrieved on 2015-04-07
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    07 APR 2015

     Resveratrol and SIRT1

    For the last decade, the science of aging has increasingly focused on sirtuins, a group of genes that are believed to protect many organisms, including mammals, against diseases of aging. Mounting evidence has demonstrated that resveratrol, a compound found in the skin of grapes as well as in peanuts and berries, increases the activity of a specific sirtuin, SIRT1, that protects the body from diseases by revving up the mitochondria, a kind of cellular battery that slowly runs down as we age. ...
    Folksonomies: longevity supplements
    Folksonomies: longevity supplements
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