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http://news.google.c...ls&hl=en&geo=us

There are a host of popular articles on this story, based on a paper presented at the American Chemical Society

national meeting in Philadelphia

, by

Dr Jane Cavanaugh, a professor of pharmacology at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh. I have not been able to get hold of the paper

yet, but it appears the resveratrol fed mice retained their physical capabilities well into old age as compared to controls. This is consistent with earlier findings that have been discussed in this forum.

The press conflated it to "red wine may prevent falls in the elderly, but you'd need to drink 700 glasses."

It seems after several years of research with the compound, that though resveratrol may not increase maximum attainable lifespan in a species, it can make it more enjoyable a process to get there