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Title: What is premature ageing?
Post by: craigtew on 19/02/2009 09:30:02

craigtew  asked the Naked Scientists:
   
Hi  Chris,
My Questions are as follows:

What is premature ageing,what causes it and are there any remedies for it? Why do people die? Why is no everlasting life on earth?

What do you think?

Title: What is premature ageing?
Post by: Chemistry4me on 20/02/2009 06:50:10

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The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Premature aging. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

Smoking
Sun exposure
Hypothyroidism
Down syndrome
Progeria
See also causes of thick skin, balding, or wrinkles

Acrogeria
Cockayne syndrome
De Barsy syndrome
Geroderma osteodysplastica
Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome
Lison syndrome
Werner's syndrome
Wiedemann-Rautenstrauch syndrome
Xylosylprotein 4-beta-galactosyltransferase deficiency

Causes of Premature aging (http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/symptoms/premature_aging/causes.htm)

Title: What is premature ageing?
Post by: Chemistry4me on 20/02/2009 06:53:29

How to Prevent Premature Aging with Antioxidants (http://www.naturalnews.com/024614.html)

Title: What is premature ageing?
Post by: Chemistry4me on 20/02/2009 06:57:46

As for why we die.... depends on what/who you believe [:)]

Title: What is premature ageing?
Post by: Chemistry4me on 20/02/2009 11:30:32

Quote from: craigtew  on 19/02/2009 09:30:02

Why is no everlasting life on earth?

Impossible!