Most of us accept that ageing is inescapable, but maybe it doesn't have to be. Scientists have made a breakthrough towards creating a pill that can reverse signs of ageing.
The Dutch researchers claimed that they have discovered a compound that could have a dramatic effect in restoring hair loss, kidney function and physical energy, Daily Mail reported.
It 'seeks and destroys' broken, ageing cells that accumulate as we get older, Dutch researchers claim. Known as ‘Senescent cells’, they are widely considered to contribute too many age-related diseases.
The Erasmus University Medical Center researchers found fascinating results after they tested the drug on mice. They found fast-aging mice with patches of missing fur began to recover and made the mice stronger just after 10 days, the UK based magazine added.
After about three weeks, the ageing mice got fitter, according to the study published in Trends in Molecular Medicine.
Older mice began to run double the distance of their counterparts who did not receive the drug - called a modified FOXO4 peptide.
A month after treatment, aged mice showed an increase in markers indicating healthy kidney function.
However, the compound, which took four years to identify, has yet to be tested in humans - but the researchers will do so in the near future.
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