Reducing body temperature extends life span of mice (Reuters)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lowering the body temperature of mice extended their life span by up to 20 percent, said scientists studying how to prolong life on Thursday, but they said it was impractical to do this with people. Researchers previously found that the life span of warm-blooded animals could be lengthened by cutting calories consumed. But the mice used in the new study, published in the journal Science, were permitted to eat as much food as they wanted while their core body temperature was ...