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In a new study, lab mice given an experimental drug were jokingly referred to as "supermodel grannies" because they looked so youthful even while aging beyond their expected lifespan., the trials for a drug believed to flush out a protein known as interleukin-11 — which in early development helps build our bones but later in life causes the kinds of inflammation that triggers much of the illness of aging — have already had intriguing success in mice.
Though the human trials aren't yet finished, the researchers behind it are optimistic about its potential. "This research is an important step toward better understanding aging," Prof. Anissa Widjaja of the Duke-NUS med school in Singapore said in the press release. "We have demonstrated, in mice, a therapy that could potentially extend healthy aging."
Her Duke-NUS colleague and coauthor Stuart Cook was even more enthusiastic when calling the possibilities the drug presents "tantalizing" in the UK press release.that he's thrilled by the research because, if it does end up producing a similar anti-aging effect in humans, the drug would be "transformative" — and that he'd take it himself if that's the case.
"There's lots of snake oil out there," the cardiovascular specialist said, "so I try to stick to the data and they are the strongest out there."Rx/MedicinesI understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its User Agreement and Privacy Policy
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