REVERSING CELLULAR AGING
Scientists claim a major breakthrough in reversing immune cells aging
Researchers intend to turn the hormonal trick into a new rejuvenating treatment for the elderly & immunocompromised
Breakthroughs like this one in healthcare provide hope for a future where our immune system can continue to function effectively against any external pathogens — even for the elderly and the immunocompromised. Reversing cellular aging is not just a staple of science fiction anymore as scientists make look into novel research to treat this natural process, that progresses with age, more like a disease.
I wrote about a couple of interesting & promising studies related to the subject — in late 2019 and one later in 2020. The first one was by Stanford scientists who looked at blood-borne signs of aging at 34, 60, and 78. And the second one was conducted by the Harvard team, identifying molecules that can reverse the cellular aging process. COVID-19 pandemic has shifted the focus of researchers to the study of the human immune system, where the older population has been most at risk due to weakened immune response.
Keeping that in mind, scientists at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology got to work in order to…
