A new study shows high doses of resveratrol, a compound found in red wine, greatly heightens endurance in mice. This video from Sirtris Pharmaceuticals shows one mouse on resveratrol (right), while the mouse on the left is not. Reservatrol has also show to be a powerfuil antioxidant and has extended the lifespan of both yeast and mice in laboratory tests.

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They just never stop coming!

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This little mouse has a weakness for boobs.

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This guy tries to catch a mouse, but only manages to flick it into his wife's bra.

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These mice seem to be crazy, I think someone must have put some crazy pills in the water or something.

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These Mice have been injected with some kind of fluroescent gene found in Jellyfish. Cool Results!

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Used as a cure all in rural parts of Korea, it's made by stuffing a hoard of two to three day old mice into a bottle of rice wine and leaving it to stew.

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There have been hundreds of medical and scientific studies published during recent years, all attesting to the benefits of red wine and it's association with good health, particularly heart realted heath effects.
Resveratrol, reputed to be the secret (or part of the secret) behind the "French Paradox", is a naturally-occurring chemical in grapes, peanuts and other plants and is a potent antioxidant.
There is now evidence suggesting that this may be able to replicate the life-extending effects seen in lab test on yeast and mice to humans. David Sinclair, leads the Harvard University study on three groups of mice.

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