Stanford University scientists have discovered the secret to creating an elixir of youth by finding how the body ages.
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The discovery could pave the way for new treatments to stop the aging process.
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The scientists at Stanford University in California discovered two connected triggers that determine a cell's lifespan.
In the study, researchers found two proteins that seem to affect ageing. One, known as SIRT6, protects against cell ageing and another, NF Kappa B, promotes it.
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Dr Howard Chang, associate professor of dermatology at Stanford, said: "There is a genetic process that has to be on, and enforced, in order for ageing to happen.
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The researchers looked at two sets of mice, one bred to be deficient in SIRT6, and a second set of elderly mice which had the activity of the NF Kappa B halted. The first set aged rapidly and died after just four weeks due to an increase of the NF Kappa B in the system. Suppressing it reversed the ageing process, reports the Daily Express.
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