Toasting to Taurine

Is there a recipe for longer life?   This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science, saying, let’s look at that one in reverse.   Take the amino acid Taurine. Taurine deficiency in youth leads to impairments akin to age-associated disorders like high blood pressure. Over time,

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Forever Young

Forever young, forever young… Thanks Rod Stewart This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. For millennia, we’ve searched for a fountain of youth. Has it finally been found?  Enter Zhen Zhou and team at UC San Diego They discovered that cells age in two ways. One:

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Diversity from Within

Variety is the spice of life – especially in your tummy! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. A diverse diet is a healthy diet! But what about the health of the bacteria in our gut? At Rutgers University, Maria Gloria Dominguez-Bello studies lifestyle and gut

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