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Curcumin Extends Life Span, Improves Health Span, and Modulates the Expression of Age-Associated Aging Genes in <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i>
20 Jul 2010
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BACKGROUND: Curcumin, an extract from the rhizome of the plant Curcuma longa (turmeric), has been widely used as a spice and herbal medicine in Asia. It has been suggested to have many biological activities, such as antioxidative, antiinflammatory, anticancer, chemopreventive, and antineurodegenerative properties. We evaluated the impact of curcumin on life span, fecundity, feeding rate, oxidative stress,...
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