"A host of common chemicals is feminizing males of every class of vertebrate animals,
from fish to mammals, including people. Many have been identified as
'endocrine disruptors' or gender-benders because they interfere with
hormones. Communities heavily polluted with gender-benders in Canada,
Russia, and Italy have given birth to twice as many girls as boys,
which may offer a clue to the mysterious shift in sex ratios worldwide.
And a study at Rotterdam's Erasmus University showed that boys whose
mothers had been exposed to PCBs grew up wanting to play with dolls and
tea sets rather than with traditionally male toys. It also follows hard
on the heels of new American research which shows that baby boys born
to women exposed to widespread chemicals in pregnancy are born with
smaller penises and feminized genitals. It is calculated that 250,000
babies who would have been boys have been born as girls instead in the
US and Japan alone. And sperm counts are dropping precipitously.
Studies in more than 20 countries have shown that they have dropped
from 150 million per milliliter of sperm fluid to 60 million over 50
years."
Geneticists Discover a Way to Extend Lifespans to 800 Years
There is now a way to extend the lifespan of organisms so that humans could conceivably live to be 800 years old. In an amazing development, scientists at the University of Southern California have announced that they've extended the lifespan of yeast bacteria tenfold -- and the recipe they used to do it might easily translate into humans. It involves tinkering with two genes, and cutting down your calorie intake. Tests have already started on people in Ecuador. Source: io9.com
Low testosterone affects a third of young men with type 2 diabetes
New research has revealed that approximately one third of men aged 18-35 with type 2 diabetes have low testosterone levels.
Dr.
Paresh Dandona and colleagues from the State University of New York at
Buffalo measured circulating testosterone levels in 38 men with type 1 diabetes and 24 men with type 2 diabetes. Results showed that testosterone levels were significantly lower in participants with type 2 diabetes than they were in men with type 1 diabetes. 33% of participants with type 2 diabetes were
found to have low testosterone levels, whilst 58% had testosterone
levels that were below normal for their age. In comparison, just 8%
type 1 diabetic patients had testosterone levels below the lower limit
of normal.
L-Carnitine: Improves Cognitive Function in Centenarians
L-Carnitine reduces physical and mental fatigue, improves cognitive
function in centenarians
A report published in the December, 2007 issue of the American
Journal of Clinical Nutrition described the results of a study
conducted by Italian researchers which found a positive effect for L-carnitine
(levo-carnitine) on energy levels and cognitive function in individuals 100
years of age and older. The age-related decline in L-carnitine, which plays a
role in cellular energy metabolism, could be involved in the fatigue
experienced by many older individuals.
Well, some people
like Meredith Averill, 61, and her husband, Paul McGlothin, 60, believe
they may have the answers and they're putting themselves to the test in
their quest for longevity.
The couple have been practicing
calorie restriction for the last 14 years. Calorie restriction is the
only proven way to extend life in animals and, now, studies are getting
started in humans.
Averill and McGlothin are the subjects of
one such study. As calorie restrictors they eat only specific amounts
of foods that are high in nutrition but low in calories -- foods like
vegetables, fruits and beans.
Dec 2007
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