Nutraceuticals and nootropics for anti-aging

Alpha-lipoic acid extends roundworm lifespan

High school students Antonia Chan and Shama Patel of Manhasset NY have demonstrated a major anti-aging effect of alpha-Lipoic Acid supplementation. Roundworms of the species Caenorhabditis elegans, when chronically exposed to ultraviolet light, are known to live a shorter time than unexposed worms. Chan and Patel exposed roundworms to UV light while simultaneously feeding some of them alpha-Lipoic Acid. Those that received the ALA supplement lived 22% longer than those not receiving ALA.

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(Note: ALA is not a “vitamin” as asserted in the news story.)