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Telomerase Might Be The Fountain Of Youth

“In me she has drowned a young girl, and in me an old woman/ Rises toward her day after day, like a terrible fish.” – Mirror, Sylvia Plath

Telomerase Study

A recent study on telomerase found breakthrough results on aging. The study found the enzyme telomerase or 4-0HT could rejuvenate aged telomeres, which has since ceased to function. Telomeres are the repetitive deoxyribonucleic acid components, which serve to guard chromosomes from damage. Each cell division causes telomeres to shorten. Shortening telomeres result in the inability of cells to divide and eventually result in cell death.

Telomerase Might be the Fountain of Youth

Telomerase might be the fountain of youth. Harvard Medical School’s Cancer Geneticist Robert DePinho led a study on the age-reversal effects of the enzyme telomerase or 4-OHT. First discovered in the 1980’s, telomerase has since piqued scientists’ and researchers’ interest. The recent study done by Doctor Robert DePinho and published in ‘Nature’ reveals telomerase reverses aging in mice, by causing the reactivation of telomeres, which aging prompts to decrease in size and eventually die. Telomeres protect cells from damage and are necessary for cell division. The mice, which telomerase were removed, aged prematurely. Upon replacement of their telomerase, the premature aging subsided and reversed. Once more, they radiated youthful energy and vitality. Brain enlargement was noted, and fertility, which the mice lost from lack of telomerase, was given them back. Their intestines, liver, and spleen recovered from their aged states, too.

Telomerase Pill Might Soon Be Available

Telomerase pill might soon be available. Robert DePinho said a pill, which contains the enzyme telomerase, would be made available to humans. The pill ought to reverse aging in humans and restore the beauty, health, spark, and energy young people enjoy. It wouldn’t just slow down aging, it would in fact reverse it, just like the fountain of youth was said to do. Furthermore, it would help people afflicted with age-related illnesses like brain degeneration, diabetes mellitus, and osteoporosis. Us, humans, will be given longer better quality life spans because telomerase pills would make us young and vital most of our lives. Except, telomerase has a downside. It has been linked to cancer by fostering the growth of tumors. If measures could be discovered to prevent this, telomerase would be very useful, out in the market, and out of pharmacies, as people would be coming in droves to partake of the ‘pill of youth’. DePinho notes telomerase would in fact prevent cells from becoming cancerous because it prevents deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) damage. A lot of people hope so, too.

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December 19, 2010 - Posted by erichagardner | Fashion, Health, New, News, Ready, Science & Technology | Anti-Aging, Anti-Aging Pill, Deoxyribonucleic Acid, Enzyme Telomerase, Nature, Robert DePinho, Telomerase, Telomerase Might be the Fountain of Youth, Telomerase Pill Might Soon Be Available, Telomerase Study, Telomeres