www.resveratrolsupplementnews.org Cynthia mcfadden What could be a profound breakthrough in the way we age — it is not news that a glass of red wine a day may be good for you, that’s been reported for years. But what if you could take the best parts out of the red wine, concentrate them and take them in a pill. Some maverick scientists think they are on the way to doing just that. nightline’s Vicki Mabrey reports. Vicki Mabrey: These two mice are racing toward the elusive fountain of youth. So why is the one on the right moving so much faster? He’s running on red wine or more precisely resveratrol, a natural compound found in red wine, and the man behind the mice is betting that molecule is the answer to aging. Dr. David Sinclair: We believe these molecules are working by activating these quite ancient genetic pathways that control the aging process. Vicki Mabrey: Controlling aging with drugs is a remarkable idea, and some might say an outlandish one. But these two men say they are enticingly close to making that idea a reality. Dr. David Sinclair: We started with a clean slate and — Vicki Mabrey: Meet the scientists, Harvard Medical School’s David Sinclair and the money man, millionaire investor Christoph Westphal behind Sirtris Pharmaceuticals. They say what they are doing here in Cambridge Massachusetts, a biotech hub of the universe, is going to revolutionize medicine. Christoph Westphal: If we are right, these drugs will be enormously successful drugs and treat very …
Resveratrol Video, Nightline, ABC News
March 24th, 2010


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