Monday, December 13, 2010

Old and Wise: Why Do Smarter People Live Longer?

Old and Wise: Why Do Smarter People Live Longer?: "

Intelligent people live longer--the correlation is as strong as that between smoking and premature death. But the reason is not fully understood. Beyond simply making wiser choices in life, these people also may have biology working in their favor. Now research in honeybees offers evidence that learning ability is indeed linked with a general capacity to withstand one of the rigors of aging--namely, oxidative stress. [More]"

The juries still out on which side of the line I fall...


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