American and Australian scientists said that they found a way to turn back the aging process. They have already tested the technology in mice and began to conduct clinical trials in humans.
Researchers from Harvard and the University of New South Wales say they were able to turn off the genes responsible for aging, including genes and youth using natural proteins and molecules.
We have identified the genes that control the aging process in the body. If properly activated, they can have a very powerful effect, even reverse the aging process, at least in mice, - said the head of the study, professor of genetics at Harvard and the University of New South Wales David Sinclair.
According to scientists, they introduced genes in a molecule called NMN, which for just one week fully launched the process of aging in the muscles. The researchers hope to develop a drug that can restore youth human cells.
In our tests we have already switched from mice to humans. Some clinical trials are conducted around the world, and hopefully in the next few years to see how effective it is in humans - Sinclair said, noting that clinical trials are recent, but they promise to be effective.
The first test showed that molecules that prolong life in mice, cause no harm to human health. These molecules ascribed anti-inflammatory properties, capable of preventing the inflammatory processes in the body, such as redness or gastro-intestinal tract. Scientists believe that NMN - a way to prolong life.
Time Magazine has named Professor Sinclair one of the most influential people in the world. Explained the mechanism of its effects on the human body.
Professor Sinclair hopes that one day his new discovery will revolutionize medicine as it once did antibiotics:
Some call it a game of God, but if you were 100 years ago, someone asked about antibiotics, they probably would have answered the same.
