Amino Acid Fountain of Youth, Plan Ahead, Keto for Cancer
Curiosity Weekly
Warner Bros. Discovery
4.6 • 963 Ratings
🗓️ 3 August 2023
⏱️ 10 minutes
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Today, you’ll learn about a discovery that a common amino acid could slow the aging process, a new study that suggests we could get better at planning if we practiced, and research suggesting a ketogenic diet may help those with advanced cancer live longer.
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Amino Acid Fountain of Youth
- “Scientists Discover That a Certain Nutrient Promotes Anti-Aging.” by Fundacao De Amparo. 2022.
Plan Ahead
- “Can We Learn to Think Further Ahead?” NYU. 2023.
Keto for Cancer
- “Cancer Patients Who Adhered to a Ketogenic Diet for More Than 12 Months had Significantly Better Survival Rates.” by Ryuichiro Egashira. 2023.
- “Advantages and Disadvantages of the Ketogenic Diet: A Review Article.” by Alexander Muacevic and John R Adler. 2020.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, you're about to get smarter in just a few minutes with Curiosity Daily from Discovery. |
| 0:08.6 | Time flies when you learn in super cool stuff. |
| 0:10.9 | I'm Nate. |
| 0:11.9 | And I'm Callie. If you're dropping in for the first time |
| 0:13.9 | welcome to curiosity where we aim to blow your mind by helping you to grow your mind. |
| 0:17.4 | If you're a loyal listener, welcome back. Today you'll learn about a discovery that a |
| 0:21.5 | common amino acid could slow the aging |
| 0:24.2 | process. A new study that suggests we get better at planning if we practice and research |
| 0:30.5 | suggesting a ketogenic diet may help those with advanced cancer live longer. |
| 0:35.6 | Without further ado, let's satisfy some curiosity. |
| 0:39.0 | Researchers have discovered that a certain known amino acid could actually slow down the aging process. |
| 0:44.0 | All right, I'm all for slowing down the aging process, but that to me sounds like just every |
| 0:49.6 | ad I think I've seen on Facebook. Okay, that's fair. |
| 0:53.6 | The difference is that this finding is backed up by research. |
| 0:56.6 | Okay, now you've got my attention. |
| 0:59.1 | So what is this anti-aging magic bullet? |
| 1:01.8 | This might not be like a silver bullet exactly but the results |
| 1:04.7 | are really compelling. Researchers at the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil |
| 1:08.8 | enlisted 24 female test subjects between the ages of 55 and 70. They were all given |
| 1:14.4 | capsules to take every day but half of them were only given cornstarch |
| 1:17.4 | tablets. The placebo. Yeah and the other half were given 500 milligrams of an amino acid called |
| 1:23.6 | Torin. Their blood was tested for oxidative stress markers before the |
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