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Byline: JILLIAN MACKENZIE
We've all heard about the anti-aging benefits of red wine. Now Sirtris Pharmaceuticals is focusing on using the drink's resveratrolwith its ability to activate sirtuins, enzymes that may lead to a longer, healthier life. One company scientist has compared the possible effects to making a 90-year-old as healthy as a 60-year-old.
The company is testing two potential drugs: one to treat diabetes (the FDA does not recognize anti-aging as a category; diabetes is a common age-related disease), which will also be put into trials with cancer patients. The other is a synthetic sirtuin ...