• @DavidGarcia@feddit.nl
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    610 months ago

    I most of these anti-aging therapies just treat some health conditions associated with aging and don’t actually reverse aging. It’s just a meaningless buzzword to get more funding at this point.

    • KindleGem
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      210 months ago

      Exactly. Reverse aging is IMHO beyond our lifetimes.

      • @DavidGarcia@feddit.nl
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        210 months ago

        well there’s some research that I would class as anti-aging, like using yamanaka factors to reset the epigenome. There is a pretty convincing theory that epigenetic degradation is in large part to blame for aging, because cells no longer do their intended functions. Like if a liver cell partially turns on the genes nescessary in a skin, heart, nerve cell and some liver cell functions are turned off etc…

        If you can reset them to do what they are supposed to do again, then it follows that your body is “younger”.

        Afaik the genetic damage isn’t that important for aging as the epigenetic damage.

  • yip-bonk
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    310 months ago

    The cocktail consists of a variety of molecules, including valproic acid, which is an anti-seizure medication used for migraine and mood disorders, and a drug used for cancer with anti-aging properties.

    Ok. “A variety of molecules”.

  • @paddirn@lemmy.world
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    110 months ago

    When can I just start bathing in the blood of children to get young? Not that I have 22.5 gallons on hand or anything, ready to bathe in.

  • Futurologist
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    110 months ago

    I’d be more excited to see treatments that altered DNA commercialized. I’m sure its coming, the question is when.