Anti-aging health industry continues upward trend in Middle East (Mena Report)

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:09:25 GMT

The anti-aging business will be explored at the end of this month when the International Congress in Aesthetic, Anti-Aging Medicine & Medical Spa Middle East (ICAAM) opens its doors at the Al Bustan Rotana Hotel in Dubai (November 29 -December 1).

New Study Proves Protandim® Produces 300% Increase in Glutathione, a Key Antioxidant and Anti-aging Factor (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:48:00 GMT

SAN DIEGO----Results of a new peer-reviewed study published online in the journal Free Radical Biology and Medicine clearly demonstrates that the synergistic impact of the active ingredients used in the formulation of Protandim® dramatically increases the body’s production of glutathione, a key antioxidant and anti-aging factor, as well as increases important antioxidant enzymes.

Technology May Provide Means Of Testing Anti-Aging Drugs (Medical News Today)

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:16:05 GMT

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 of disease or the effects of treatment.

Researchers ID Suite of Genes in Aging Process (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:02:30 GMT

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Genetic biomarkers that are highly accurate in determining physiological age have been identified by researchers at California's Buck Institute for Age Research, who said it may be possible to use these biomarkers to test anti-aging drugs.

Biomarkers Used To Predict Chronological And Physiological Age (Science Daily)

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:25:05 GMT

How old are you really? Chronological age is easy -- count forward from birth. But establishing physiological age is purely subjective, based on how someone looks, feels and functions. Research in nematode worms is providing a crucial first step toward the development of biomarkers to predict chronological and physiological age in humans. This technology could facilitate testing of anti-aging ...