Anti-aging drug that kills old cells passes first Human trial.
ANTI-AGING DRUG THAT KILLS OLD CELLS PASSES FIRST HUMAN TRIAL FEBRUARY 15TH 19__KRISTIN HOUSER__ FILED UNDER: HEALTH & MEDICINE PIXABAY/TAG HARTMAN-SIMKINS Cleaning House Not all damaged cells die. Some stick around as senescent cells, unable to divide but still able to produce chemical signals — and they could play a major role in the battle against aging. “It is thought that these cells and the substances they produce are involved in the process of aging,” longevity researcher Nicolas Musi from the University of Texas at Austin told MIT Technology Review . “The idea is that removing these cells may be beneficial to promote healthy aging and also to prevent diseases of aging.” Based on the results of a very early trial, there may be something to that theory. Doubled Up In January , Musi and his colleagues published the results of a trial in which they treated 14 patients suffering from the fatal lung ...