The Daily Mail reports the secrets of eternal youth are opening with the help of scientists. Experiments on mice show that the ferment called telomerase may become the main ingredient of “elixir of eternal youth” – the scientists hope that this ferment will help to slow the process of aging. Full story

The name Manhattan derives from Manna-hata, which in Lenape language means “island of many hills”, as it was written in the 1609 logbook of Robert Juet, an officer on Henry Hudson’s yacht named “Half Moon”. Since those times Manhattan has changed a lot. The pictures below show what today’s life in Manhattan is like. Full story

Norwegian scientists have conducted a study on the interconnection of the weight and duration of life. It has occurred, that in 90 percent of cases too little weight and a too thin figure reduce the duration of life by 9 years, while excess weight and obesity reduce life by only 4 years. Obese ... Full story