Aging

Study results from T. Murase and colleagues broaden understanding of aging

Published in Nursing Home and Elder Business Week, August 30th, 2009

According to recent research from Tochigi, Japan, "The decline in physical performance with increasing age is a crucial problem in our aging society. We examined the effects of resveratrol, a natural polyphenolic compound present in grapes, in combination with habitual exercise on the aging-associated decline in physical performance in senescence-accelerated prone mice (SAMP1)."

"The endurance capacity of SAMP1 mice undergoing an exercise regimen (SAMP1-Ex) decreased over 12 weeks whereas that of SAMP1 mice fed 0.2% (w/w) resveratrol along with exercise (SAMP1-ExRes) remained significantly higher. In the SAMP1-ExRes group, there was a significant increase in oxygen...

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Source: Nursing Home and Elder Business Week (2009-08-30)

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