27.05.2011                      23.Ijar, 5771                      Tag 38 des Omer

Gesundheit:

How do Ashkenazim live long, despite bad eating habits?

A study by NY’s Cornell Medical College seeks to determine, through stem cell research, what allows many Ashkenazi Jews to live long lives.

Raise your celebratory glass of Dr. Brown’s at New York’s Second Avenue Deli with a resounding “l’chaim.” A scientific study being undertaken at New York’s Cornell Medical College seeks to determine, through stem cell research, what allows many Ashkenazi Jews to live long lives despite unhealthy eating and drinking habits.
The team will study the stem cells of a dozen elderly Ashkenazi Jews, a population that shares distinct genetic traits….