Sentences with phrase «enzyme tor»

Suppressing the engine - of - aging enzyme TOR (Target of Rapamycin) by reducing intake of leucine — rich animal products, such as milk, may reduce cancer risk.

The lifespan extension associated with dietary restriction may be due less to a reduction in calories, and more to a reduction in animal protein (particularly the amino acid leucine, which may accelerate aging via the enzyme TOR).

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In 2012, Haghighi's team published a paper showing synaptic homeostasis was controlled by an enzyme, the target of rapamycin (TOR), which plays a critical role in regulating lifespan in a wide range of organisms from yeast to mice.

Dairy, meat, eggs, and junk foods all raise the activity of the TOR enzyme, which appears to be linked to obesity risk.

TOR is considered the engine - of - aging enzyme detailed in Why Do We Age?

There's got to be a better way to suppress the engine - of - aging enzyme, TOR.