Sugar makes roundworms live longer, finding could help to slow ageing in humans

In the lab, roundworms make good models for research on human diseases since they also share similar genes and molecular pathways. - The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Scientists at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) recently stumbled upon a biological pathway that slows the ageing process in older cells, which could prevent diseases such as diabetes and dementia.

The trigger for this pathway? Sugar.