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    Default Regenerative breakthrough ? Scientists identify gene responsible for aging .

    Scientists identify gene responsible for aging in potential leap forward for regenerative medicine



    Researchers have identified the process that causes the skin and other human organs to age, in what could prove a major breakthrough for the field of regenerative medicine.
    Through "cellular reprogramming," a team from the University of Wisconsin-Madison discovered the mechanism that controls the aging and rejuvenation of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), which can change into a variety of different cell types, such as muscle or bone.

    Their study, published in the journal Stem Cells on Monday, adds to what scientists already knew about how cellular processes cause MSCs to age.

    "Our study goes further to provide insight into how reprogrammed MSCs are regulated molecularly to ameliorate the cellular hallmarks of aging," said one of its co-authors Wan-Ju Li.

    "We believe our findings will help improve the understanding of MSC aging and its significance in regenerative medicine."

    Regenerative medicine is concerned with re-growing, replacing and healing organs or tissue damaged by age and disease.

    https://www.rt.com/news/508387-gene-...ng-discovered/

    So then.......who gets to be immortal ?
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    Quote Originally Posted by moon View Post
    So then.......who gets to be immortal ?
    What a wasted study. What causes people to age is called a calendar.

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    Be serious.
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    Drug reverses age-related cognitive decline within days, potentially turning the tide on diseases like Alzheimer’s and dementia

    https://www.rt.com/news/508430-drug-...itive-decline/
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    Quote Originally Posted by moon View Post
    So then.......who gets to be immortal ?
    The very rich, doubtless. But would we want to be? In my view, enough is as good as a feast!
    Last edited by Iolo/Penderyn; 12-02-2020 at 07:34 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by moon View Post
    Be serious.
    Both of us are a day older than we were this time yesterday. It has nothing to do with genetics and everything to do with it being the 12/2/20 vs. 12/1/20.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Iolo/Penderyn View Post
    The very rich, doubtless. Bu would we want to be? In my view, enough is as good as a feast!
    So genetics can stop the calendar?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Iolo/Penderyn View Post
    The very rich, doubtless. But would we want to be? In my view, enough is as good as a feast!
    Should it actually prove practical to extend human life, towards immortality, I would be VERY disturbed if only the wealthy benefited.
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    Quote Originally Posted by CFM View Post
    Both of us are a day older than we were this time yesterday. It has nothing to do with genetics and everything to do with it being the 12/2/20 vs. 12/1/20.
    Don't you think that chemical processes and time are inseparable ?
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    Quote Originally Posted by moon View Post
    Drug reverses age-related cognitive decline within days, potentially turning the tide on diseases like Alzheimer’s and dementia

    https://www.rt.com/news/508430-drug-...itive-decline/
    This is fascinating!

    "Just a few doses of an experimental drug can reverse age-related declines in memory and mental flexibility in mice, according to a new study by UC San Francisco scientists. The drug, called ISRIB, has already been shown in laboratory studies to restore memory function months after traumatic brain injury (TBI), reverse cognitive impairments in Down Syndrome, prevent noise-related hearing loss, fight certain types of prostate cancer, and even enhance cognition in healthy animals.

    "In the new study, published Dec. 1, 2020, in the open-access journal eLife, researchers showed rapid restoration of youthful cognitive abilities in aged mice, accompanied by a rejuvenation of brain and immune cells that could help explain improvements in brain function."

    https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2020/12/41...ne-within-days
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    Quote Originally Posted by moon View Post
    Should it actually prove practical to extend human life, towards immortality, I would be VERY disturbed if only the wealthy benefited.
    Immortality isn't very appealing, but certainly reversing mental decline -- and keeping more out of nursing homes -- would be amazing.
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    the jeans responsible for aging.....
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    Quote Originally Posted by ThatOwlWoman View Post
    Immortality isn't very appealing, but certainly reversing mental decline -- and keeping more out of nursing homes -- would be amazing.
    Yes, immortality is stretching the advances a tad. Food for philosophical thought though.
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    Quote Originally Posted by PostmodernProphet View Post
    the jeans responsible for aging.....
    They look ironed. How quaint.
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