New research on aging in roundworms has thrown up some intriguing results, with scientists at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore finding they could increase the animals' lifespan by feeding them a high-sugar diet. Far from suggesting people adopt this lifestyle intervention, the authors say the breakthrough highlights a new mechanism underlying the aging process, and paves the way for new therapies to tackle age-related disease.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, ScienceTags: anti-aging, Aging, Nanyang Technological University, roundworm

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