[vbmoneyspender]

Scripps Research, Mayo Clinic Scientists Find New Class of Drugs that Dramatically Increases Healthy Lifespan (March 9, 2015)

The scientists were faced with the question, though, of how to identify and target senescent cells without damaging other cells.

The team suspected that senescent cells’ resistance to death by stress and damage could provide a clue. Indeed, using transcript analysis, the researchers found that, like cancer cells, senescent cells have increased expression of “pro-survival networks” that help them resist apoptosis or programmed cell death. This finding provided key criteria to search for potential drug candidates.

Using these criteria, the team homed in on two available compounds—the cancer drug dasatinib (sold under the trade name Sprycel®) and quercetin, a natural compound sold as a supplement that acts as an antihistamine and anti-inflammatory.

[doorgunner69]

Bring it on, will give it a shot......

[GraceG]

Living forever

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x14ob1y_can-you-live-forever-2012_shortfilms

[Larry Lucido]

I thought this was going to be another iPhone thread.

[TigersEye]

Magic bullet or not that’s a pretty interesting finding.

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

It should be noted that in ordinary fasting that lasts several days tends to kill off a lot of such cells, which are then regenerated by stem cells.

https://news.usc.edu/63669/fasting-triggers-stem-cell-regeneration-of-damaged-old-immune-system/

“...the June 5 (2014) issue of the Cell Stem Cell shows that cycles of prolonged fasting not only protect against immune system damage — a major side effect of chemotherapy — but also induce immune system regeneration, shifting stem cells from a dormant state to a state of self-renewal.”

[bgill]

Sign me up. This getting old stuff isn’t fun.

[Vermont Lt]

I keep telling my wife that we need to clean the junk out of our house. I guess it works for cells too.

[MUDDOG]

Better Stronger Faster.

[Cats Pajamas]

Fascinating.