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New research published in the journal BMC Cell Biology shows that old human cells can be rejuvenated using chemicals similar to resveratrol, which is a substance found in red wine and dark chocolate.
The new study was carried out by researchers at the Universities of Exeter and Brighton, both of which are located in the United Kingdom.
Lorna Harries, a professor of molecular genetics at the University of Exeter, led the researchers, and the first author of the paper is Dr. Eva Latorre, a research associate at the same institution.
The new study builds on previous research from the University of Exeter, which found that so-called splicing factors — which are a type of protein — tend to become inactive as we age.
In the new study, the researchers added "resveralogues," or chemicals similar to resveratrol, to aging human cells and found that they reactivated these splicing factors. This, in turn, not only made the old cells appear younger, but they also started dividing again, as young cells would.
"When I saw some of the cells in the culture dish rejuvenating I couldn't believe it," says Dr. Latorre. "These old cells were looking like young cells. It was like magic," she says.
"I repeated the experiments several times and in each case, the cells rejuvenated. I am very excited by the implications and potential for this research," Dr. Latorre adds.
Resveratrol is a compound found in peanuts, grapes, red wine, dark chocolate, and some berries.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/amp/320017
The new study was carried out by researchers at the Universities of Exeter and Brighton, both of which are located in the United Kingdom.
Lorna Harries, a professor of molecular genetics at the University of Exeter, led the researchers, and the first author of the paper is Dr. Eva Latorre, a research associate at the same institution.
The new study builds on previous research from the University of Exeter, which found that so-called splicing factors — which are a type of protein — tend to become inactive as we age.
In the new study, the researchers added "resveralogues," or chemicals similar to resveratrol, to aging human cells and found that they reactivated these splicing factors. This, in turn, not only made the old cells appear younger, but they also started dividing again, as young cells would.
"When I saw some of the cells in the culture dish rejuvenating I couldn't believe it," says Dr. Latorre. "These old cells were looking like young cells. It was like magic," she says.
"I repeated the experiments several times and in each case, the cells rejuvenated. I am very excited by the implications and potential for this research," Dr. Latorre adds.
Resveratrol is a compound found in peanuts, grapes, red wine, dark chocolate, and some berries.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/amp/320017
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If something materializes out of this it is going to cost a grip.
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Everything gotta expiration date people need to get over that.
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Smh ? bout to be real life Benjamin Button
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Want no parts of this even if I could afford it. Not what life is about.
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I'll jus do this the pragmatic way.....
Drink more red wine (which has always had health benefits) and eat a lil' dark chocolate every now and then. -
So I can just inject red wine and dark chocolate directly into my veins?
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Or you can just take resveratol for $27
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This could help defeat and/or exacerbate cancer. I think we need to invest more in stem cell research.
Why stem cell research isn't a bigger thing blows my mind. You would think itd be a no brainer but bunch of folks think it's imoral. -
Didn they put a slow down on it in during the Bush admin because of slippery slopes and the religious right
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This is a great thing......For me muwahahahahahaha!
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Ajackson17 wrote: »This is a great thing......For me muwahahahahahaha!
^^ has ambitious plans to be a ? ? for 1000 years