resveratrol

Oprah's Dr. Oz Sues Resveratrol Anti-Aging Scam Companies

Oprah's Dr. Oz Sues Resveratrol Anti-Aging Scam Companies

Amazing pills that will make me look younger and lose weight? And it comes as a free trial, you say? Of course I’ll try it! Here’s my credit card number. What could possibly go wrong?

Glaxo Buys Aging Retardation Drug Company

Glaxo Buys Aging Retardation Drug Company

GlaxoSmithKline is buying a U.S. biotechnology company that is researching resveratrol, the chemical compound found in red wine that may retard the aging process. The CEO of the company says that “drugs that mimic resveratrol, by activating enzymes called sirtuins, could ‘treat in a safe, natural new way, many of the major killers of western society.'” We can’t wait to see the commercials that GSK puts out for this one.