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...underfed rodents lived up to 40% longer than their well-fed counterparts. The results have since been duplicated in fruit flies, worms, monkeys and other lab animals. And preliminary research on humans suggests that some markers of aging--levels of blood glucose, blood pressure, cholesterol--improve on calorie-restriction (CR) diets...
...same sort of severe diet that members of the tiny but highly motivated Calorie Restriction Society follow. He lasted a week. "It was too tough," he says. "My hat's off to the calorie restricters. Now I'm hoping to find drugs that can give people the benefits of CR without the diet...
...addition, Delanoë hopes that the easing of restrictions will give a boost to business in the city. Paris lost some 200,000 jobs over the 1990s, mostly to complexes around the periphery such as La Défense to the west. Recently, bank Crédit Foncier de France and insurance giants Aviva and Generali have moved operations - and jobs - from central Paris to the suburbs. Big projects won't happen in the historic heart of Paris, but rather at the edges: the old industrial quarter along the Seine in the 13th is already under development, and other sites...
...Account Closed France finally agreed on a $760 million settlement with U.S. prosecutors over the allegedly illegal purchase of failed insurer Executive Life by Crédit Lyonnais. Billionaire François Pinault - who made a big profit on the deal - will hand over $185 million but avoid prosecution...
...Linux is easily modified for Asian languages, cost-free and quickly being adopted by governments all over Asia . Bridges work better when the tolls are low. - By Michael Brunton It Won't Go Away Talks aimed at resolving a decade-long legal fight between France and U.S. prosecutors over Crédit Lyonnais collapsed. Allegations that the then state-owned bank acquired insurer Executive Life illegally could now be heard in a U.S. court...