Live fast, die old2

Posted by Bru June 2, 2004 9:32 AM


A very interesting article appeared today on Nature.com:
Nature.com
High metabolic rate gives mice a longer life Mice with sky-high metabolic rates live far longer than their sluggish cousins, UK researchers have found, raising the prospect that human lifespan might be lengthened [...] The group of animals with the highest metabolic rates lived over a third longer than the group with the lowest rates, they found, and had metabolisms that ran about 30% faster
From what the article says, it looks like cell efficiency (and thus overall body health and longevity) is tied to rising the cells overall activity toward an "excellence" rate.
So, if the study comes out to be true, it will demonstrate that we can "train" our lifespan the same way we train our body in gyms and our brain in libraries and classes. Cool!
Seize the day ;)
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  1. Kiarablog June 4, 2004 6:54 PM

    sono sempre spaventata a commentare questo blog..tutto così inglese...come vedi il mio si è terribilmente discostato dal più serio urban blog e volge alla telenovela sentimentale (genere rete4 alle 10:30 di mattina)...:-D un bacione, K

  2. Golem June 19, 2004 2:23 PM

    Bene questo mi rincuora....
    sull'eccesso di caffeina che mi dici?
    g.

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