aNti-agEINg reSeARCh

vocabulary:

• eternal (lasting forever)
  do you fancy an eternal youth?
• ageing (relating to get older)
  the ageing problem has become serious.
• wear out (to use something so much that it is damaged)
  the human body is programmed to wear out at a maximum of about 120 years.
• cease (to stop something)
  we all have a biological clock inside us which determines the moment when our organs cease to function properly.
• arthritis (a serious condition in which a person's joint become painful)
  we are more likely to begin to suffer from the diseases of old age such as arthritis.
• rheumatism
  she suffers from rheumatism.
• throw light on (to reveal or provid information to make it easier to understand)
  Rapid advances in DNA research are beginning to throw a light on the secretes of the ageing process.
• lifespan (the length of time for which a person or animal or thing exists)
  humans have a fixed lifespan.
• amphibian
  frogs are amphibians.
• indefinitely (for a period of time with no fixed end)
  certain other organisms appear to live indefinitely.
• alligator
  alligators are cold-blood animals.
• retard (to make something slower)
  it is this gene may retard or repair damage to the body caused by ageing.
• halt (to stop moving)
  Perhaps the most immediate advance we ware likely to see in the battle to halt  the ageing process will be organ replacement.
• lizard
  a lizard is a small reptile.
• immortality (living forever)
  Suddenly immortality seems within reach.
• maturity (a very advanced or developed state)
  we grow to maturity.
• breach (an act of breaking a law, promise, agreement or relationship)
  He was sued for breach of contract.