Why cool temperatures may lengthen life.
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- Oct 21, 2026STUDY TRACES COLD'S EFFECT TO A MUSCLE-MADE MOLECULEWorm and lab dish study
Cold helps worms live longer via a chemical their muscles send out
A Nature study in tiny worms traces how cool temperatures lengthen life: muscles make a molecule called BH2 that travels to the gut and nerves and helps keep proteins from clumping.