Vitamin Extends Life of Yeast Cells (Newswise) Imagine a vitamin that directly extends your life span. It's not available yet, but a discovery that a cousin of niacin prolongs life span in yeast brings the tantalizing possibility a step closer. [News Source]

Vitamin Extends Life In Yeast, Scientists Find (Science Daily)

Imagine taking a vitamin for longevity! Not yet, but a new discovery that a cousin of niacin prolongs lifespan in yeast brings the tantalizing possibility a step closer. The research shows how a new vitamin extends lifespan in yeast cells, much like calorie restriction does in animals. It could pave the way for developing supplements to benefit humans.

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Lonza invests in vitamin K assets and technology (Nutraingredients.com) 5/3/2007 - Lonza is building the technological basis of its nutrition business with the acquisition of assets from Canada's SAM Electron Technologies, plus the license for innovative and ecological vitamin K production technology. [News Source]

Vitamin extends life in yeast, Dartmouth Medical School researchers find (EurekAlert!) Hanover, NH--Imagine taking a vitamin for longevity! Not yet, but a Dartmouth discovery that a cousin of niacin prolongs lifespan in yeast brings the tantalizing possibility a step closer. [News Source]

Honeybee die-off threatens food supply. About one-third of the human diet comes from insect-pollinated plants, and the honeybee is responsible for 80 percent of that pollination, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. [News Source]

Chemical might have killed thousands of pets. Federal health officials announced yesterday that the number of pets sickened or killed by contaminated pet food could be far bigger than previously reported. [News Source]

A green path to conservation. What began as a contest to reduce trash among sixth-grade classrooms in Westborough's Mill Pond School has parents and teachers thinking about how they can conserve in their own lives. [News Source]

Global warming blamed for lost colonies. Climate change is already playing havoc with the bees with warmer, drier summers meaning fewer flowers to supply nectar and colder, wetter winters that seal the bees inside their hives longer. [News Source]

Diabetes may cut male fertility. Diabetes damages a man's sperm and may reduce fertility, say UK researchers. [News Source]

Gene clue to longevity uncovered. The mystery of how eating less boosts longevity is closer to being solved. [News Source]

Scientists find elixir of eternal life — in a worm. The seemingly far-fetched day when all of us could extend our life spans by up to 30 years simply by taking a pill has moved a step closer, with the discovery of a "longevity gene" in the humble worm. [News Source]

Gene find helps show how eating a lot less could extend life. Scientists have identified a gene which helps to explain how drastically reducing food intake can extend lifespan. [News Source]