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It is possible that a newly created "heavy" fat can strengthen our cells and help them resist the aging process. A California biotech company will be testing its idea on people who have a genetic disorder called Friedreich's ataxia. Because the disorder shares some basics with the aging process, the thought is, if it works on one, it might work on the other. The mechanism has been shown to be effective in yeast and to protect mice against Parkinson's disease. "The principle is sound," says Corinne Spickett, a biochemist at Aston University's Research Centre for Healthy Ageing in Birmingham, "and some beneficial effects of heavy fats have been seen in cells and rodents. But will this translate to humans? We'll have to see": http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22630214.900-pill-of-superprotective-heavy-fat-may-be-key-to-eternal-youth.html?page=1#.VVZu_Bc0zeQ
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