<p>Model: Naturally aged 24-month-old C57BL/6 mice </p>
<p>Dose: 0.1 mg/kg/day of folic acid administered orally for 12 months </p>


Supplementation with vitamin B9, also known as folic acid or folate, prevents cellular senescence and slows vascular aging in naturally aged mice.  

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The longevity gene klotho prolongs the lifespan of mice while preventing muscle, bone, and brain aging. 

Miguel Chillón, PhD, and Laura Rodriguez-Estevez, researchers from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona in Spain, who conducted the study (image: uab.cat) 

Scientists find that limiting folate (vitamin B9) beginning at mid-age leads to slowed aging in mice. 

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