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Scientists have found that the compound resveratrol slows age-related deterioration and functional decline of mice on a standard diet, but does not increase longevity when started at middle age. This study, conducted and supported in part by the National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of health, is a follow-up to 2006 findings that resveratrol improves health and longevity of overweight, aged mice.