If you want to look forever young, this is definitely for you. British scientists have discovered ways to rejuvenate old cells back into younger ones.
The researchers from Newcastle University conclusively proved that mitochondria, the batteries of the cells, are essential for ageing.
The researchers believe they are closer to reversing aging after the discovery that ageing cells became much more similar to younger cells when mitochondria were eliminated from ageing cells.
Before now, scientists have struggled to understand exactly how mitochondria caused aging of cells even though they already had a clue that mitochondria played a role in the ageing of cells. So this discovery is very important.
After eliminating mitochondria from ageing cells, the levels of inflammatory molecules, oxygen free radicals and expression of genes which are among the makers of cellular ageing dropped to the level that would be expected in younger cells.
So if you dream of living forever young, the key to achieving that is almost here.
The study was published in the EMBO Journal.
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