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First gene therapy successful against aging-associated decline: Mouse lifespan extended up to 24% with a single treatment
May 15, 2012 by NewsBot
A new study consisting of inducing cells to express telomerase, the enzyme which -- metaphorically -- slows down the biological clock -- was successful. The research provides a "proof-of-principle" that this "feasible and safe" approach can effectively "improve health span."