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In a study published today in the journal Nature, medical researchers at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine-led by cell biologists Darren Baker and Jan van Deursen-have made this decade's biggest breakthrough in understanding the complex world of physical aging. The researchers found that systematically removing a category of living, stagnant cells (ones which can no longer reproduce) extends the lives of otherwise normal mice by 25 percent. Better yet, scouring these cells actually pushed back the process of aging, slowing the onset of various age-related illnesses like cataracts, heart and kidney deterioration, and even tumor formation.
"It's not just that we're making these mice live longer; they're actually stay healthier longer too. That's important, because if you were going to equate this to people, well, you don't want to just extend the years of life that people are miserable or hospitalized," says Baker.
People are next......
originally posted by: woodwardjnr
How long would you put off dying? Forever?
originally posted by: DJW001
a reply to: lostbook
I've heard about this research. My question is: does it kill senescent brain cells? Mice don't express themselves verbally so it's probably hard to tell. It is going to take a lot of testing before experimentation can start on humans.
originally posted by: SirKonstantin
25% = 25 years?
It's Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451, 1984...or Soylent Green when there is too many people living too long of lives.
Wonderful find. Though, we should all know as conspiracy theorist, that any Known technological advancement made to the public has 30 years of advancement made in the shadows... I would not go far to say "immortals" live among us, but those with a life longevity are about.
Regards,
originally posted by: lostbook
originally posted by: SirKonstantin
25% = 25 years?
It's Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451, 1984...or Soylent Green when there is too many people living too long of lives.
Wonderful find. Though, we should all know as conspiracy theorist, that any Known technological advancement made to the public has 30 years of advancement made in the shadows... I would not go far to say "immortals" live among us, but those with a life longevity are about.
Regards,
Just what I was thinling. There's already 7 billion people on this planet, with people living longer lives that will only make the world more crowded and polluted. There will be even less resources which will lead to more wars to fight over those resources, more famine as a growing population needs more food, and more disease as nature's way to achieve balance...