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The drugs are synthetic versions of resveratrol, found in red wine, an organic chemical believed to have an anti-aging effect, by boosting activity of a protein called SIRT1. GSK, the pharmaceutical firm, is testing them on people with particular medical conditions, namely Type II diabetes and psoriasis, a serious skin condition. David Sinclair, professor of genetics at Harvard University, said aging might not actually be an "irreversible affliction". He said: “Now we are looking at whether there are benefits for those who are already healthy. "Things there are also looking promising. We're finding that aging isn't the irreversible affliction that...

LOS ANGELES — “Green Mile” actor Michael Clarke Duncan dead at 54, his fiancée says.

Dan Rather enters the CBS broadcast center for his last scheduled broadcast of the 'CBS Evening News' March 9, 2005 in New York. Tributes to the 73-year-old newsman were mixed with sniping after his final months were marred by a reporting scandal that tarnished his reputation. REUTERS/Chip East

Inmates Charged With Hate Crime After Prison Fight Erupts Over Pet Spider The Associated PressPublished: Dec 19, 2002 PUNTA GORDA, Fla. (AP) - Two black inmates face felony hate crime charges after they allegedly beat a white prisoner who accused one of the pair of stealing his pet spider, officials said. James Borland suffered a skull fracture and needed brain surgery after the Dec. 11 attack, Charlotte Correctional Institution officials said. He could be released from Lee Memorial Hospital as early as Thursday but still has a year to serve on a sentence for hit-and-run and cocaine charges, jail records...