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Resveratrol found to improve health, but not longevity in aging mice on standard diet

Scientists have found that the compound resveratrol slows age-related deterioration and functional decline of mice on a standard diet, but does not increase longevity when started at middle age. This study, conducted and supported in part by the National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health, is a follow-up to 2006 findings that resveratrol improves health and longevity of overweight, aged mice. The report confirms previous results suggesting the compound, found naturally in foods like grapes and nuts, may mimic, in mice, some of the effects of dietary or calorie restriction, the most effective and reproducible way found to date to alleviate age-associated disease in mammals.

Resveratrol found to improve health, but not longevity in aging mice on standard diet

Scientists have found that the compound resveratrol slows age-related deterioration and functional decline of mice on a standard diet, but does not increase longevity when started at middle age. This study, conducted and supported in part by the National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health, is a follow-up to 2006 findings that resveratrol improves health and longevity of overweight, aged mice. The report confirms previous results suggesting the compound, found naturally in foods like grapes and nuts, may mimic, in mice, some of the effects of dietary or calorie restriction, the most effective and reproducible way found to date to alleviate age-associated disease in mammals.

Tricks of DNA Repair

Duke University Medical Center and NIH researchers have found that repeat-associated double-strand breaks can reshape the genome. In watching how DNA repairs itself in yeast after being broken by radiation, the scientists found a high level of recombination in repeated regions of the genome. "We have been able to show with yeast that these repeated sequences allow the formation of new types of chromosomes (chromosome aberrations), and represent one important way of diversifying the genome," says Lucas Argueso at ScienceDaily.

eBay UK Runs Multiple-Item Listing Promotion

eBay UK is running a promotion to encourage sellers to list multiple identical items. From August 12 - September 23, 2008, sellers may list multiple numbers of identical items within the same listing on eBay.co.uk using the Buy It Now only or Shop Inventory Format and pay only one Insertion Fee for each category. Normally the insertion fee for Multiple-Item listings is based on the opening value of the items - the price multiplied by the quantity of items - with a maximum insertion fee of £1.90.

PowerTunes is new tool for creating and sharing multiple iTunes libraries

imageFat Cat Software has released PowerTunes, which allows iTunes users to create multiple libraries, organize their music among multiple music folders, and share music and libraries between multiple users on a machine. In addition to creating and keeping track of your libraries, PowerTunes also offers extra features to help organize your music.

PowerTunes 1.0 lets you organize multiple iTunes libraries

Fat Cat Software, maker of iPhoto Library Manager, today announced the release of PowerTunes 1.0, a new program that allows iTunes users to create multiple libraries, organize their music among multiple music folders, share music and libraries between multiple users on a machine, and much more.

Peptimmune Announces Grant of United States Patent for PI-2301 Peptide Copolymer for Multiple Sclerosis

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Peptimmune, Inc. a privately held biotechnology company, announced today the grant of US Patent Number 7,381,790 (the '790 patent) which protects the composition of matter for its PI-2301 peptide copolymer for the treatment of autoimmune diseases. PI-2301 is currently in a Phase Ib multiple-ascending dose, double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized study in subjects with multiple sclerosis. Following establishment of safety at potentially therapeutic doses and proof of pharmacologic mechanism, the Company plans to initiate its Phase II study in relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis patients in early 2009. "This patent represents an important component in the development of our intellectual property in peptide copolymers, including PI-2301," stated Thomas P.

Where Do Meteorites Come From?

If you've ever held a real meteorite in your hand, you probably wanted to know, "Where has this rock been in space and where did it come from?" Until now, no one has been able to definitively establish where the majority of meteorites found on Earth came from because of the changes that occur in meteorites after they are ejected from the asteroids they were originally part of. The most common type of meteorite found on Earth, about 75% of those identified, are chondrites, stony bits of space rocks that didn't undergo any melting while out in space. Two astronomers say have determined that most of these meteorites come from the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Using the GEMINI telescope, they found that asteroids in that region are similar to chondrites found on Earth.

Antarctica Once Abutted Death Valley

Science News has a story of strange bedfellows. It seems that Antarctica was once adjacent to what is now the American Southwest, some 800 million years ago. Earth's continents then formed a supercontinent called Rodinia, predating Pangaea by some 550 million years. "...the ratios of neodymium isotopes in the ancient sediments in the Transantarctic Mountains are the same as those in what was then Laurentia, says Goodge. Also, the hafnium isotope ratios in the 1.44-billion-year-old zircons found in East Antarctica match those of the zircons found in the distinctive granites now found primarily in North America. Finally, the researchers note, the ratios of various isotopes and elements in a basketball-sized chunk of granite found in East Antarctica — a chunk ripped by a glacier from bedrock now smothered by thick ice, the team speculates

Multiple Return Values in Java

IconToday was one of those days when I wished Java would support multiple return values. I had to develop a rather CPU-intensive algorithm which would compute a solution for a knotty constraint problem. Having a solution alone is sometimes not enough and you also need to add some parameters which measure the quality of the computed outcome. Most of these accompanying parameters can or have to be computed within the algorithm itself, but Java allows you to return only one value either an object or a primitive type. People working with Lisp, MATLAB or Perl, just to mention a few, don't have a problem like this at all. Functions supporting multiple return values is already implemented at the language level and frameworks make heavy use of this.

Toxic Chemicals Found in Laundry Products, Air Fresheners

A study of top-selling laundry products and air fresheners found the products emitted dozens of different chemicals. All six products tested gave off at least one chemical regulated as toxic or hazardous under federal laws, but none of those chemicals was listed on the product labels.

Mystery Bug Found at London Museum

July 15, 2008—Even with 28 million insect specimens in their collection, experts at London's Natural History Museum haven't found a match for a mysterious bug—pictured above—found in their own backyard.

Apple lists different prices for same Dashbuster iPhone app!

Okay, Apple, we know that you’ve had some trouble getting your act together since the iPhone 3G launch, but when you list two different prices in different areas of iTunes for the same app, that is when it is just getting ridiculous. Case in point, Dashbuster. I downloaded the free version from the App Store about a week ago, as it sounded fantastic to be able to manage my Netflix queue from the iPhone. The app, however, was missing a couple of features that I wanted - namely, the ability to add movies to the queue, select the format of the disc, etc. That was to come in the pad version.

Fossilized anthropoid teeth found in India

Scientists from the United States and India say they've found tiny fossilized teeth that might be the oldest Asian remains of anthropoids ever found.

MythTV Allows Multiple Front-Ends on Wide Range of Platforms

As the DVR becomes a much more pervasive performer in home theater setups, the level of excellence demanded by the general consumer seems to continue to rise. The open source project MythTV has been in this arena for quite a while, and now offers the ability to have multiple front-ends on your MythTV install on a wide range of different platforms. Able to run on Windows XP, Vista, Xbox, and even an Apple iPod, the new flexibility is sure to interest many consumers (and many competitors).

Researchers Uncover Attack Mechanism of Illness-inducing Bacterium Found in Shellfish

Newswise - An infectious ocean-dwelling bacterium found in oysters and other shellfish kills its host's cells by causing them to burst, providing the invader with a nutrient-rich meal, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found.

How to Change Crystal Report Formatting for Different Customers - Part 1

In this article, Eric shows us how to give the same report a different style for your different customers with minimal involvement from the developer. After providing a brief overview and requirements specification, he outlines the formatting options with the help of source code and screenshots. More...

'Priceless' oldest Veuve Clicquot found in sideboard

A handout image obtained July 28, 2008, shows the "priceless" oldest bottle of Veuve Cliquot champagne in existence which was found in a sideboard in a Scottish castle in 2004. Owner Chris James found the 1893 bottle at Torosay Castle on the Isle of Mull, off the western Scottish mainland.

Alloptic Receives Patent For "Multiple Wavelength TDMA Optical Network"

LIVERMORE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alloptic, a global leader in the development of RF over glass (RFoG) and passive optical networking (PON) solutions for CATV, telecom, and private network operators worldwide, today announced that it has been granted a patent for "Multiple wavelength TDMA optical network" technology in the United States (U.S. Pat. 7,386,236). This patent provides intellectual property protection to Alloptic for the simultaneous use of multiple wavelengths to increase bandwidth over a passive fiber optic network (PON).

PHOTO IN THE NEWS: Mystery Bug Found at London Museum

July 15, 2008—Even with 28 million insect specimens in their collection, experts at London's Natural History Museum haven't found a match for a mysterious bug—pictured above—found in their own backyard.

PC Video Games Thriving... But In Different Ways Than You Might Expect

Recently, we had a story about a lawyer who was suing a bunch of folks for uploading a pinball video game, with some questionable statements about how piracy was destroying the PC gaming industry. Of course, that's not actually true. An excellent post by Cord Blomquist explains how the PC gaming business is actually growing, but in different ways than most people expect. Sure, it may be harder to find certain types of video games that you see on consoles these days, but other games are thriving. But they're doing so by adopting different business models that aren't so impacted by unauthorized distribution. For example, they involve online services (ongoing MMO type games, where the payment is for service, rather than the software) or they focus on making money through other means, such as advertising or upselling premium editions.

Mercenaries 2: No cooperative play between PAL and NTSC but also between different language versions

Electronic Arts is forcing new level of cooperative play. After Army of Two Mercenaries 2 also wont support cooperative play between PAL and NTSC but also between different language versions. Polygamia found that:

Hairdresser found guilty of £62k eBay scam A TOP hairdresser has been found guilty of stealing almost a thousand pairs of hair straighteners from an award-winning Edinburgh salon and selling them on eBay for thousands of pounds.

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