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  • July 2008

    • Life Better, Not Longer, With Red Wine

      Independent (UK)  |  Jul 4, 08 2:19 PM CDT

      Life Better, Not Longer, With Red Wine

      (Newser) - A compound found in red wine significantly slows the aging process in lab mice, reports the Independent. In large doses, resveratrol counters damage to the heart caused by aging and boosts bone density, possibly combating osteoporosis, according to a new study. But it's too early to order 100 cases of Beaujolais—resveratrol does not prolong life. More »

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      obesity  • aging  • cardiovascular disease  • red wine  • osteoporosis  • resveratrol

  • June 2008

    • Red Wine Linked to Longer Life

      New York Times  |  Jun 4, 08 5:19 AM CDT

      Red Wine Linked to Longer Life

      (Newser) - Researchers have found new signs that the fountain of youth could be filled with red wine, the New York Times reports. Resveratrol, an ingredient in grape skins, has been found to slow the effects of aging by triggering a change in the body—making it switch resources from fertility to tissue maintenance. Some scientists are so impressed by the findings that they're already taking resveratrol capsules. More »

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      health  • wine  • aging  • life expectancy  • red wine  • resveratrol

  • August 2007

    • In Vino ... a Fountain of Youth?

      MIT Technology Review  |  Aug 30, 07 5:46 AM CDT

      In Vino ... a Fountain of Youth?

      (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 Sinclair has shushed some doubters by extending mouse lives by up to 24%.         More »

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      health  • wine  • diabetes  • aging  • life expectancy  • red wine  • resveratrol

    • Grapevine Genome Yields Secrets

      McClatchy Newspapers  |  Aug 27, 07 4:24 PM CDT

      Grapevine Genome Yields Secrets

      (Newser) - Grapevines have extra genes that are responsible for making wine taste and smell so good, a new study finds. A team of researchers from France and Italy (where else?) mapped a pinot noir-related grapevine's genome and found it has twice as many genes linked to resin and oil—which give wine its "nose"—as regular plants do, McClatchy reports. More »

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      genetics  • wine  • genetic mutation  • genome  • red wine  • grapes  • resveratrol  • aging process  • pinot noir

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