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by Simmy Mishra - September 11, 2011

Human body degenerates from oxidation, a damage caused by free radicals. These free radicals enter our system through our eating habits, practices like smoking and drinking, harmful additives in food and the environment.

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POSTED December 26, 2010 - 19:42 | POSTED BY Yashika kapoor

Tweaking DNA and two weeks exercise equivalent in healing heart

In what can be termed as a hailing new achievement in genetic research, scientists have proposed that switching of genes can work wonders in neutralizing the damage caused after a heart injury.

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According to the researchers, altering the DNA sequence is equivalent to a fortnight long exercising routine, in working against a heart injury.

The study was spearheaded by Dr. Bruce Spiegelman, Professor of Cell Biology at Harvard Medical School's Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and his contemporaries, who aimed to derive a gene switch that could help in counteracting a heart injury.

POSTED November 23, 2010 - 02:01 | POSTED BY Silky Chandvani

Facial moles a sign of healthy heart and long life--study

Having facial moles may not be as bad as you thought it to be, as the beauty mark is indicative of strength and long life, British researchers have revealed.

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According to the research, people having facial moles are genetically different from the rest.

These people develop fewer wrinkles in old age, have sharper vision, healtheir heart, stronger bones, and tauter muscles compared to their counterparts, the Daily Mail reported.

Professor Tim Spector, genetics expert, at King's College, London said, “Until recently, everyone had ignored moles.”

“Most people start losing them at 40 but we now know people who don’t age and are baby-faced at 60 are likely to have lots of them.”

Genetic basis of moles

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