Harvard researchers claim to have identified ‘age-reversing drug cocktail’
The team found a combination of several drugs that can be used to reverse ageing process.
According to the New York Post, Harvard researchers have found a mixture of medications that could be blended into a tablet to slow the effects of ageing. On July 12th, the researchers’ paper, titled “Chemically induced reprogramming to reverse cellular ageing,” was released in the journal Ageing. The team found six chemical concoctions that “by several years” turned back the hands of time in mouse and human skin cells.
Harvard researcher David Sinclair provided a similar explanation in a Twitter thread, where he wrote, “Grateful to share our latest publication: We’ve previously shown age reversal is possible using gene therapy to turn on embryonic genes.” Now that we’ve demonstrated it through chemical mixtures, we can move closer to obtaining inexpensive whole-body rejuvenation.
Notably, each chemical cocktail contains five to seven different substances, many of which are well-known for treating various physical and mental illnesses. He stated that the search for chemicals that together could stop cellular ageing and rejuvenate human cells took him and his Harvard Medical School team more than three years.
The researcher said on Twitter, “Studies on the optic nerve, brain tissue, kidney, and muscle have shown promising results, with improved vision and prolonged lifespan in mice and, most recently, in April of this year, improved vision in monkeys.” First clinical human trials are scheduled to begin next year said Mr. Sinclair. However, many other scientists including a Harvard professor have warned that the study is preliminary and mostly “hype”.
