A deficiency of taurine—a nutrient produced in the body and found in many foods—is a driver of aging in animals, according to a new study led by Columbia researchers and involving dozens of aging researchers around the world.
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Taurine may be a key to longer and healthier life
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Daily supplements of amino acid taurine slowed aging in study of lab mice
A deficiency of taurine—a nutrient produced in the body and found in many foods—is a driver of aging in animals, according to a new study led by Columbia researchers and involving dozens of aging researchers around the world.
A researcher said the nutrient, naturally produced in the body and found in many foods, “could be an elixir of life within us that helps us live longer and healthier lives.”
THURSDAY, June 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- An amino acid found in meat, fish and energy drinks might be a key regulator of aging in animals, a new study suggests.
