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• Biomarkers Used To Predict Chronological And Physiological Age

  Scientists at the Buck Institute for Age Research have identified for the first time biomarkers of aging which are highly predictive of both chronological and physiological age. Biomarkers are biochemical features that can be used to measure the progress Read More...
  Posted Thursday, November 20, 2008 5:18 AM by Editor / 0 Comments

  Tags: Aging, Biomarkers, Buck Institute for Age Research

• New study on antioxidants shows mixed results for life extension

  First the good news: a study by scientists at the Buck Institute for Age Research shows four common antioxidants extended lifespan in the nematode worm C. elegans. And the not such good news: those four were among 40 antioxidants tested, the majority Read More...
  Posted Tuesday, September 30, 2008 10:54 AM by Editor / 0 Comments

  Tags: Life extension, Antioxidants, Supplements, lifespan, Buck Institute for Age Research

• Buck Institute opens stem cell research training lab

  Mark Bell, a new graduate student at the University of Oklahoma, was one of 12 students learning how to culture human embryonic stem cells Wednesday in a gleaming new research laboratory at the Buck Institute for Age Research in Novato. Bell said he wants Read More...
  Posted Thursday, August 07, 2008 4:31 AM by Editor / 0 Comments

  Tags: Stem cells, Education, Buck Institute for Age Research