Researchers hope chemical can lead to medicine for aging
diseases  Red wine compound could help with aging   Photo
courtesy of Getty Images   Posted: 05/03/2012  There's more
potentially good news for those who enjoy a glass of red wine.
Scientists have found more evidence that reservatrol, a compound
in red grapes used to make red wine, could help prevent cell
aging.  Researchers found that some mice given reservatrol had
increased mitochondrial function, which is a property that can
make cells more resistant to disease and aging.  A decrease in
mitochondrial function can lead to diseases like Alzheimer's and
diabetes.  The catch:  this only happened with very high levels
of reservatrol.  One researcher said the amount given to mice in
the study would be like a person drinking 100 glasses of red
wine every day.  The goal is to develop synthetic resveratrol
compounds that can be used to treat diseases related to aging.
The study was published in the Cell Metabolism journal.     •
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