As humans age past puberty, their thymus gland gradually shrinks to the point that activated T-cells are no longer produced in sufficient quantities. As the thymus shrivels, we also lose the ability to filter out damaging pro-inflammatory cells. Life Extension® is helping to fund research aimed at regenerating aged thymus glands. In the meantime, an ultra-low-cost nutrient called rhodiola is demonstrating thymic-protecting properties in laboratory models.

Studied for 30 years by the National Cancer Institute, curcumin has been shown to favorably impact the major targets involved in cancer development. Alone or in combination with other therapies, curcumin is impressing a growing number of researchers investigating improved ways to prevent and treat malignant diseases.

A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that low vitamin D levels are associated with the risk of developing multiple sclerosis. Other studies show that optimal vitamin D levels can help slow MS activity and delay disease progression

Most cancers are preventable with lifestyle alterations. Scientists at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research report on a variety of research topics relating to reducing cancer risk and improving oncology treatments.

A debate raged in the 1960s as to which dietary factors were responsible for the epidemic of coronary artery blockage. One side advocated that vegetable fats like corn oil were “heart healthy.” Conventional medicine’s five-decade practice of recommending these vegetable fats was an apparent mistake.

Increased mortality risk with inflammatory diet; omega-3 boosts memory; metformin lowers cancer mortality; coffee inhibits multiple sclerosis; lower cancer risk with sufficient vitamin D levels; testosterone therapy reduces hospital readmissions; magnesium suppresses artery calcification; aspirin increases cancer survival; and more.

In his new book, cardiologist Dr. Ariel Soffer explains two key elements of this pro-longevity diet, extra virgin olive oil and red wine, along with the Mediterranean lifestyle.

As a plastic surgeon to the stars, Dr. Rogers approaches beauty both from without and within by prescribing safe and effective vitamin, mineral, and free radical-scavenging supplements.

A new study shows that vitamin D controls this form of eczema in as little as four weeks and reduces the presence of dangerous staph bacteria on the skin.