A therapy based on the science that allows axolotl salamanders to regrow severed limbs can help mice live 25 per cent longer, according to the latest breakthrough in anti-ageing research.
The technique, which involves suppressing a pro-inflammatory protein, protects the rodents against multiple illnesses and is in early-stage human clinical trials for fibrotic lung disease.
The results highlight hopes of how a deepening understanding of the role of individual genes and proteins could help increase both lifespan and healthspan — years of healthy life — in humans.
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