Well, this is a coincidence. I was just talking on the Asia board about a partnership for creating an advanced civilization as a way to get nations to become peaceful and cooperative, and what might be done about the population increase, and suddenly, BBC website has a report on a new drug which reverses aging.
BBC News - Youth-drug can 'reverse' ageing in animal studies
Scientists are studying several processes, all of which contribute to aging, and this is only one of the processes, but it is the first break through.
Scientists discovered that a decline in the biochemical NAD produces part of the aging process. So they gave mice NAD injections, and the muscles of two year old mice reverted to be like muscles of six month old mice. Since mice age very fast, that is a large change.
In some details, muscle wastage, inflammation, and insulin resistance were all overcome.
Of course, much must happen before something found in mice can be turned into a human treatment drug, and sometimes, what works in mice doesn't work in humans.
Nevertheless, this shows how promising is the method medical researchers are using of studying each of the processes which contribute to aging, and then developing a treatment for each of the processes.
At a guess, it is very possible that a full treatment for all aspects of aging will occur in time to be given to anyone who is about 40 years old or younger now.
Jim
BBC News - Youth-drug can 'reverse' ageing in animal studies
Scientists are studying several processes, all of which contribute to aging, and this is only one of the processes, but it is the first break through.
Scientists discovered that a decline in the biochemical NAD produces part of the aging process. So they gave mice NAD injections, and the muscles of two year old mice reverted to be like muscles of six month old mice. Since mice age very fast, that is a large change.
In some details, muscle wastage, inflammation, and insulin resistance were all overcome.
Of course, much must happen before something found in mice can be turned into a human treatment drug, and sometimes, what works in mice doesn't work in humans.
Nevertheless, this shows how promising is the method medical researchers are using of studying each of the processes which contribute to aging, and then developing a treatment for each of the processes.
At a guess, it is very possible that a full treatment for all aspects of aging will occur in time to be given to anyone who is about 40 years old or younger now.
Jim