Dr. Denham Harman 98, a legendary figure in science for his 1954 proposal of the Free Radical Theory of Aging, died Tuesday at Lakeside Hospital after a brief illness. He was 98. Denham Harman Denham ...

The free radical theory of aging is back in play after falling out of favor decades ago. (Remember when people were taking massive doses of various vitamins and minerals? Mopping up free radicals with ...

OMAHA, Neb. Dr. Denham Harman, a renowned scientist who developed the most widely accepted theory on aging that s now used to study cancer, Alzheimer s disease and other illnesses, has died in ...

Aging is closely related to redox stress. The free radical theory of aging believes that free radicals cause aging by oxidative damage to macromolecules. However, the clinical application of ...

Our mitochondria are the main locus of free radical production and are therefore the primary sites of oxidative damage. As mitochondria become more damaged, they produce less energy and generate more ...

Mopping up free radicals with antioxidants was the rage in the 1970’s; people were taking large, sometimes massive doses of various general antioxidants, including vitamins and minerals, to try to ...