Woman's Skin Cell De-Aged By 30 Years In Trial, Claim Scientists
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The findings are still in early stages and if more research is done, the method could revolutionise regenerative medicines.
Scientists have been able to find a way to reverse the ageing process in human skin. Through a breakthrough research, a team of Cambridge scientists claims to have made the skin cells of a 53-year-old woman 30 years younger.
This is longer reversal of the ageing clock than any other previous studies without damaging the cells. A study detailing the method has been published in eLife magazine.
The team told the BBC that it can do the same thing with other tissues of the body. Their ultimate aim is to develop treatments for age-related diseases, like diabetes, heart disease and neurological ailment.
"This work has very exciting implications. Eventually, we may be able to identify genes that rejuvenate without reprogramming, and specifically target those to reduce the effects of ageing,” Professor Wolf Reik, a group leader in the Epigenetics research programme, told Sky News.
