Lifespan Of Fruit Flies Boosted By Nearly 25 Percent By Herbal Extract

The herbal extract of a yellow-flowered mountain plant long used for stress relief was found to increase the lifespan of fruit fly populations by an average of 24 percent, according to UC Irvine researchers. But it's how Rhodiola rosea, also known as golden root, did this that grabbed the attention of study leaders Mahtab Jafari and Sam Schriner. They discovered that Rhodiola works in a manner completely unrelated to dietary restriction and affects different molecular pathways...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Seniors / Aging Source Type: news