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Anti-aging breakthrough could extend healthspan by making old cells young again

08-Nov-2017

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Instead of clearing out senescent cells scientists have found a way to rejuvenate them.

New treatment uses compounds called resveratrol analogs, resveralogues.

Within hours of being treated senescent cells started to display more splicing factors.

Cells also expressed longer telomeres, re-entered cell cycle and resumed proliferation.

The study was published in the BMC Molecular and Cell Biology journal.

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BMC Molecular and Cell Biology

Scientific journal providing information from the fields of cell and molecular biology.

Lorna Harries

Professor of Molecular Genetics at the University of Exeter

University of Brighton

Public research university.

University of Exeter

UK university and member of the Russell Group of leading research-intensive UK universities

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