Scientific discovery of human aging could lead to reversing or slowing of aging process

gretchen

Member
Joined
Nov 30, 2012
Messages
816
http://www.salk.edu/news/pressrelease_d ... ss_id=2080

LA JOLLA–A study tying the aging process to the deterioration of tightly packaged bundles of cellular DNA could lead to methods of preventing and treating age-related diseases such as cancer, diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease, as detailed April 30, 2015, in Science.

In the study, scientists at the Salk Institute and the Chinese Academy of Science found that the genetic mutations underlying Werner syndrome, a disorder that leads to premature aging and death, resulted in the deterioration of bundles of DNA known as heterochromatin....
 

Similar threads

Back
Top Bottom