Free-radical theory of aging may need adjustment (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

By ROBERT S. BOYD WASHINGTON — As more people live longer, scientists are stepping up their efforts to understand the biological process of aging. Recent research is changing their views on how and why we age. For half a century, much of the deterioration that comes over time has been blamed on free radicals, unstable molecules of oxygen running amok in the cells of your body. A free-radical ...

Tibetans Divided Over Future Course of Movement (Outlook India)

Tibetans from across the world discussing the future course of their movement for their homeland were today divided with the young radicals pushing for the region's independence from Beijing while the old guard favouring talks.

Yes, free radicals age us, but scientists still seek the bigger picture (Arizona Daily Star)

WASHINGTON — Growing old isn't for sissies, the saying goes. The passage of years usually brings physical frailty, failing memory, cancer and other diseases.

Vitamin E (ThirdAge)

Vitamin E is an antioxidant that fights damaging natural substances known as free radicals. It works in lipids (fats and oils), which makes it complementary to vitamin C, which fights free radicals dissolved in water.

The Tibetans: How to Set Up a Democracy in Exile (Time Magazine)

Without the Dalai Lama's presence among them, can an experiment in democracy divine the future of his people