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In Vino ... a Fountain of Youth?

Harvard man finds red wine chemical helps mice live 24% longer

By Jonas Oransky,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 30, 2007 5:46 AM CDT

(Newser) – A Harvard scientist armed with great salesmanship and optimism has isolated a red wine ingredient he says will make humans live longer and healthier. Resveratrol may be the chemical at rainbow’s end in the quest to activate the SIRT1 gene, Technology Review reports; David...   Read full story »

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