CryoNet #32695 - #32696

CryoNet - Sun 11 Jul 2010

    #32695: Can a Stimulating Life Ward Off Cancer? [David Stodolsky]
    #32696: Social Bonds Enhance Longevity [David Stodolsky]

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Message #32695
Subject: Can a Stimulating Life Ward Off Cancer?
From: David Stodolsky <[email protected]>
Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2010 11:54:42 +0200

<http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2010/07/can-a-stimulating-life-ward-off-.html>

A provocative new study suggests that mice raised in spacious cages with
lots of toys and companions are more resistant to cancer than mice
living in standard cages. 



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Message #32696
Subject: Social Bonds Enhance Longevity
From: David Stodolsky <[email protected]>
Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2010 14:00:11 +0200

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/07/100701131157.htm

Female baboons that maintain closer ties with other members of their
troop live substantially longer than do those whose social bonds are
less stable, a recent study has found.


http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2003-11/tlf-bsr111203.php

These experiments have demonstrated for the first time that animals
other than humans classify members of their community simultaneously
according to both individual attributes and membership of a societal
group.


dss

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