Monday, December 19, 2011
Longevity Proteins Also May Be Linked To Mood Control
Over the last 10 years, MIT biologist Leonard Guarente and other researchers have demonstrated that very-low-calorie diets provoke a comprehensive physiological response, which promotes survival due to a set of proteins called sirtuins. A new report by Guarente published online in Cell has now demonstrated that sirtuins may also have a key part in the psychological response to dietary restriction. Guarente's study revealed that mice become much more anxious when sirtuins are elevated in the brain which happens when their food intake is cut...
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