Fountain of youth?
2012-05-17 18:00:06.713571+02 by Dan Lyke 0 comments
Science Daily: First Gene Therapy Successful Against Aging-Associated Decline: Mouse Lifespan Extended Up to 24% With a Single Treatment. Using doses of a virus that had been modified to replace elements with a telomerase enzyme:
Mice treated at the age of one lived longer by 24% on average, and those treated at the age of two, by 13%. The therapy, furthermore, produced an appreciable improvement in the animals' health, delaying the onset of age-‐related diseases -- like osteoporosis and insulin resistance -- and achieving improved readings on aging indicators like neuromuscular coordination.