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A new research collaboration provides insights into how Potent Antiviral Activity of Cistus
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Date: March 15, 2016 Feb. 2, 2016 — Scientists have
discovered that extracts of the
Source: Concordia University
medicinal plant Cistus incanus (Ci)
Summary: A new study may have uncovered the fountain of youth: plant prevent human immunodeficiency
extracts containing the six best groups of anti-aging viruses from infecting cells. Active
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Hope Against
Diabetes, Cancer

May 25, 2015 — Diabetes is the

fastest growing metabolic disease in
the world. A new study has shown
that traditional Aboriginal and Indian
plant extracts could be used to
manage the disease and may also
have ... read more

Geranium Extracts
Inhibit HIV-1

Jan. 30, 2014 — Extracts of the

geranium plant Pelargonium
sidoides inactivate human
immunodeficiency virus type 1
(HIV-1) and prevent the virus from
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Willow bark. A specific extract of willow bark shows strong anti-aging ef- report that these extracts ...
fects in yeast. read more
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Four Natural Extracts With
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"Even though the search for the Fountain of Youth dates Feb. 10, 2012 — Researchers have
back to the ancient Greeks, the quest to live forever contin- identified four plant extracts that
might help in preventing and fighting
ues today. Indeed, it has been said that the ability to slow
obesity. The researchers identified
the aging process would be the most important medical dis- the most effective plant extracts
covery in the modern era. through in vitro assays;
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A new study published in the journal Oncotarget by researchers from Con-
cordia and the Quebec-based biotech company Idunn Technologies may Strange & Offbeat
have uncovered an important factor: plant extracts containing the six best
groups of anti-aging molecules ever seen.
HEALTH & MEDICINE
For the study, the research team combed through Idunn Technologies' ex- Cannabinoids Remove
tensive biological library, conducting more than 10,000 trials to screen for Plaque-Forming
plant extracts that would increase the chronological lifespan of yeast. Alzheimer's Proteins
from Brain Cells

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Why yeast? Cellularly speaking, aging progresses similarly in both yeast and Lost Hormone Is Found in Starfish
humans. It's the best cellular model to understand how the anti-aging
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process takes place. Cartilage from Strands
of Bioink
"In total, we found six new groups of molecules that decelerate the chrono-
logical aging of yeast," says Vladimir Titorenko, the study's senior author
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and a professor in the Department of Biology at Concordia. He carried out Allows Video Gamer
the study with a group of Concordia students and Éric Simard, the founder of Who Lacks Hands to
Idunn Technologies, which is named for the goddess of rejuvenation in Compete With His
Feet
Norse mythology.
MIND & BRAIN
This has important implications not only for slowing the aging process, but
also for preventing certain diseases associated with aging, including cancer. Text Messaging With
Smartphones Triggers
"Rather than focus on curing the individual disease, interventions on the a New Type of Brain
molecular processes of aging can simultaneously delay the onset and pro- Rhythm
gression of most age-related disorders. This kind of intervention is predicted
How Make-Up Makes
to have a much larger effect on healthy aging and life expectancy than can Men Admire but Other
be attained by treating individual diseases," says Simard, who notes that Women Jealous
these new molecules will soon be available in commercial products.
What Makes
"These results also provide new insights into mechanisms through which Individuals Nasty or
chemicals extracted from certain plants can slow biological aging," says Nice? Mathematical
Titorenko. Model Explains

One of these groups of molecules is the most potent longevity-extending New Research
Uncovers Why an
pharmacological intervention yet described in scientific literature: a specific
Increase in Probability
extract of willow bark. Feels Riskier Than a
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Willow bark was commonly used during the time of Hippocrates, when peo-
ple were advised to chew on it to relieve pain and fever. The study showed LIVING & WELL
that it increases the average and maximum chronological lifespan of yeast RedEye Could Let
by 475 per cent and 369 per cent, respectively. This represents a much Your Phone See 24-7
greater effect than rapamycin and metformin, the two best drugs known for
their anti-aging effects.
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"These six extracts have been recognized as non-toxic by Health Canada, Affects People's Social
and already exhibit recognized health benefits in humans," says Simard. Lives

"But first, more research must be done. That's why Idunn Technologies is
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collaborating with four other universities for six research programs, to go be-
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models." Happiness

The study, "Discovery of plant extracts that greatly delay yeast chronological Children Less Likely to Trust Ugly
aging and have different effects on longevity-defining cellular processes" People
was recently published in the journal Oncotarget.

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