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| Israeli scientists extend mice's lives by 23 percent, humans could be next |
| 2021-06-02 |
| [NYPOST] Israeli scientists have found a way to increase the life expectancy of mice by 23 percent, in groundbreaking research that they hope to replicate in humans — who could then reach an average age of 120 years old. The researchers boosted the life expectancy of 250 rodents by increasing the supply of SIRT6, a protein that normally wanes in the aging process, the Times of Israel reported. In the peer-reviewed research published in the journal Nature Communications, the scientists also said the protein-enriched animals were less prone to cancer. "The change in life expectancy is significant when you consider that an equivalent jump in human life expectancy would have us living on average until almost 120," Prof. Haim Cohen of Bar-Ilan University in Ramat Gan told the news outlet. Israeli scientists extend mice’s lives by 23 percent, humans could be next "The changes we saw in mice may be translatable to humans, and if so that would be exciting," added Cohen, whose lab is working on identifying drugs that may allow the SIRT6 to safely be spiked in people. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #8 ^Lois McMaster Bujold to the white courtesy phone. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2021-06-02 13:51 |
| #7 Those pesky Israeli scientists once again, confirming the advantages of literacy and it's relationship to natural selection and survival Inside the Israeli clinic that 'teaches sex' for £11,000: Pioneering institute sees clients such as injured veterans and virgins spend months under the tuition of a sex surrogate - and often fall in love |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2021-06-02 12:24 |
| #6 I think Biden has proved this isn't a very good idea. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2021-06-02 08:25 |
| #5 Israeli scientists research methods of extending life. The rest of the world continue to engage in endless wars, infanticide, and bio-research aimed at ending life. A truly interesting dichotomy. Those pesky Israeli scientists once again, confirming the advantages of literacy and it's relationship to natural selection and survival. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2021-06-02 06:22 |
| #4 https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/howto/guide/what-sirtfood-diet |
| Posted by: BernardZ 2021-06-02 06:19 |
| #3 BLM Cofounder Patrisse Cullors Called for End to Israel in Newly-Unearthed Video |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2021-06-02 01:23 |
| #2 Dogs, I think they should extend the life of Dogs. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2021-06-02 00:52 |
| #1 But would those mice want to live 23% longer under Harris-Pelosi? |
| Posted by: Clem 2021-06-02 00:51 |