http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. A research team from the Netherlands assessed the impact of wine and resveratrol (a natural polyphenol found in high quantities in red wine) on lung function. It also looked at genetic factors and mechanisms by which resveratrol might be absorbed by the body and its possible effect on longevity of life. The authors report that pure resveratrol intake was associated with higher lung volumes and that white wine intake (but not red wine intake) and was associated with lower risk of airway obstruction. They report that the genetic factors studied did not relate to the associations found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-moderate-wine-consumption-lung-function.html Health Thu, 08 Mar 2012 10:49:48 EST news250426178 While environment and family history are factors in healthy aging, genetic variants play a critical and complex role in conferring exceptional longevity, according to researchers from the Boston University Schools of Public Health and Medicine, Boston Medical Center, IRCCS Multimedica in Milan, Italy, and Yale University. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-genetic-signatures-exceptional-longevity-re-published.html Genetics Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:24:46 EST news246129879 The first-ever published whole-genome sequences of not just one, but two supercentenarians, aged more than 114 years, reveal that both unusual and common genetic phenomena contribute to the genetic background of extreme human longevity. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-genetic-predisposition-disease-common-supercentenarians.html Genetics Tue, 03 Jan 2012 11:30:20 EST news244812610 Contrary to claims that U.S. presidents age at twice the normal rate, a new study finds that most U.S. presidents live longer than expected for men of their same age and era. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-average-life.html Health Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:24:50 EST news242411083 Cardiac rehabilitation boosts longevity, especially in patients with the lowest fitness levels, Dr. Billie-Jean Martin today told the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress 2011, co-hosted by the Heart and Stroke Foundation and the Canadian Cardiovascular Society. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-rehab-heart-patients-longer-.html Cardiology Sun, 23 Oct 2011 06:32:27 EST news238570076 (Medical Xpress) -- A new University of Michigan study finds that the most convincing exercise message emphasizes immediate benefits that enhance daily quality of life. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-rebranding-quality-life-longer.html Health Wed, 28 Sep 2011 08:27:12 EST news236417217 Sirtuins, proteins believed to significantly increase lifespan in a number of organisms – and the claimed target of some anti-ageing creams – do not, in fact, affect animal longevity, according to new research funded by the Wellcome Trust and the European Union. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-longevity-gene-nearing-life.html Medical research Wed, 21 Sep 2011 13:55:53 EST news235832033 Donated red blood cells lose a key feature that diminishes their lifesaving power the longer they have been stored, according to researchers at Duke University Medical Center. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-discovery-options-transfusions.html Medical research Fri, 15 Jul 2011 16:43:34 EST news229966982 (Medical Xpress) -- Nutrition and longevity researchers have found more evidence that eating less may help people live longer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-restricting-calories-lowers-body-temperature.html Medical research Wed, 11 May 2011 05:28:49 EST news224310498 Eight genes which control levels of the main steroid produced by the adrenal gland, believed to play a role in ageing and longevity, have been uncovered by an international consortium of scientists, co-led by King's College London. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-genes-aging-steroid.html Genetics Thu, 14 Apr 2011 17:30:08 EST news222020990 (PhysOrg.com) -- New research shows that the way we live directly affects the length of our bodies – and our lives. The research, which is published today in a new book ‘The Changing Body’ (Cambridge University Press), has been conducted over the past 30 years and confirms that there is a clear link between height and longevity. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-published-link-height-longevity.html Medical research Fri, 08 Apr 2011 08:14:58 EST news221469270