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Worm breakthrough offers hope for drugs to extend human lifespans – Yahoo News Australia
Researchers were able to ‘dial’ the lifespans of tiny roundworms up and down by altering the activity of proteins that tell them when to consume energy.
An experimental breakthrough with roundworms hints that it may one day be possible to develop drugs to extend human lifespans.
Researchers in Korea were able to dial the lifespans of tiny roundworms up and down by altering the activity of proteins that tell the creatures when to consume energy.
Humans also have these proteins, the researchers say, which hints at the possibility of developing drugs to promote longevity.
In tests, human cells also responded to the same protein changes.
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