On average, rhesus monkeys live about twenty-seven years in captivity, that is,when they live with humans and not in the wild.

VOA: special.2009.09.01

Scientists at the University of Minnesota and the National Cancer Institute in the United States tested the gel on female monkeys.

VOA: special.2009.03.16

In addition,there is also a difference in the appearance of calorie-restricted monkeys and those on a normal diet.

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Mister Weindruch says not only is life extended in the monkeys that eat less, but their quality of life is also improved.

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But they believe there is a helpful change in the way the body processes energy in the monkeys that eat fewer calories.

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In some areas there, monkeys play in the tops of mangroves thirty meters tall and dolphins swim in the waters of mangrove forests.

VOA: special.2010.04.20

The scientists say the monkeys represent an important step in how researchers study human disease.

VOA: special.2009.06.23

They tested the effects of calorie restriction in seventy-six rhesus monkeys over twenty years.

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In comparison, only thirteen percent of the monkeys on restricted diets had died.

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He noted another surprising observation in the monkeys on a restricted diet.

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