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Don’t Fear the Reaper: Aging Has Been Successfully Reversed in Mice.

Don’t Fear the Reaper: Aging Has Been Successfully Reversed in Mice.

Well, this is a study you could potentially be telling your grandkids about someday. A team led by David Sinclair of the University of New South Wales published a study in Cell, saying that they have actually reversed mice’s aging process. Reportedly, the results of the study exceeded even the most optimistic expectations, with the mice gaining more energy, less inflammation and increased muscle tone. The researchers said it was comparable to a 60-year-old person gaining the health and vitality of a 20-year-old. What’s more, these results were achieved within just one week of treatments.

So, how much will this actually lengthen these mice’s lifespans? Will the mice’s muscle tone continue to increase if the mice live on a diet of pizza? What happens if their age reverses and continues to the point where they become baby mice again? No time for such questions now. Researchers say they could be starting human trials as early as this year …

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