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Does This Amish Family Have an Internal ‘Fountain of Youth’?

A gene found in an Amish family may hold the secret to living longer and healthier.

Aired 12/13/2017 | Rating NR

Chicago Tonight

Does This Amish Family Have an Internal ‘Fountain of Youth’?

Clip: 12/13/2017 | 7m 38sVideo has Closed Captions

A gene found in an Amish family may hold the secret to living longer and healthier.

If you’d like to live longer, and healthier, it appears that an Amish family in Indiana may hold key secrets. Dr. Douglas Vaughan, the lead author of the study, joins us in discussion.

Aired 12/13/2017 | Rating NR

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