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Scientists Discover “Anti-Aging” Drug: Copious References To Benjamin Button Inevitably Follow

by SlantedScientist November 29, 2010

There are three areas of scientific research in which the tiniest discovery can be inflated into a huge press release: cures for obesity, cancer and old age. Here’s an example of the third: scientists in Boston have published a paper which shows that – within a specific mouse model of aging – switching on our [...]

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The Latest Diet: Scientists Say That Working For Food Makes It Taste Better

by SlantedScientist November 6, 2010

We know diets. We’ve done the cabbage soup, the WeightWatchers, the Jenny Craig, the high fiber, the low fat, the high protein, the low carb. One time we deliberately swallowed a tapeworm so we could eat anything we liked and still lose weight. Sadly, our diet was so poor – basically, pizza-sandwhiches and Sprite -  [...]

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