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Keeping Cool May Be the Key To Longevity

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the everybody-be-cool-you-be-cool dept.

merryprankster writes "New Scientist reports that Scripps Research Institute scientists have found that lowering the body temperature of mice by just 0.5C extends their lifespan by around 15%. Until now the only proven way of increasing longevity has been calorie restriction — but as this also causes a lowering of body temperature the researchers speculate that this cooling may be the underlying mechanism retarding aging. In this study mice with a defect in their lateral hypothalamus, which has the side effect of cooling body temperature, not only lived longer but also ate normal amounts."

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  1. Sweet! by Aadain2001 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Alaska, here I come!

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  2. Thermostat by Apocalypse111 · · Score: 3, Funny

    So when my dad kept yelling at me not to touch the thermostat, to keep it at 60 degrees, he was really trying to help me live longer?

    Thanks Dad!

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    1. Re:Thermostat by Apocalypse111 · · Score: 2, Funny

      No, she only turns it up when you're around. She can't afford to keep giving you holiday presents on her fixed income, and decided the best solution was to remove you from the picture. For your own safety, I suggest you bribe the nursing staff to put her on heavy sedatives, and get her an electric blanket on her next birthday - that way she'll be too sleepy and comfortable to resume plotting your demise, and you will have effectively turned the tables on the murderous old bag. Old people try to do these things all the time, and its time we fought back. VIVA LA RESISTANCE!

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  3. Oh crap by FhnuZoag · · Score: 2, Funny

    Then with global warming, we'd be truly screwed, eh?

  4. Ice cream! by Rob+T+Firefly · · Score: 3, Funny

    Excuse me, I'm off to 31 Flavors. My very life depends on it!

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  5. Frigid woman by totallygeek · · Score: 1, Funny

    So, if your woman is frigid, will she live longer?

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  6. of course! by GrumpySimon · · Score: 3, Funny

    The Fonz will NEVER die!

    Oh, wrong 'cool'. My bad.

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  7. As a member of the calorie restriction society... by Washizu · · Score: 5, Funny

    As a member of the calorie restriction society I have one thing to say:

    Ohhhh my god give me a sandwich!

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  8. Re:Confusing title by Intron · · Score: 2, Funny

    How about when anyone past child-bearing age gets an overwhelming desire to tell you how you're getting fat, how well your siblings are doing compared to you and how you married the wrong person?

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