First gene therapy successful against aging-associated decline: Mouse lifespan extended up to 24% with a single treatment
Monday, May 14, 2012 - 23:30
in Biology & Nature
A new study consisting of inducing cells to express telomerase, the enzyme which -- metaphorically -- slows down the biological clock -- was successful. The research provides a "proof-of-principle" that this "feasible and safe" approach can effectively "improve health span."