Anti agina drug - almost double human lifespan

> Current Affairs Amazing Anti-Aging Drug Could Almost Double Human Lifespan EspañolViews: 34370 Likes: 254 A+ A- Share From: Jake Schembri Can you imagine living a healthy life well into your 120s? That could be a reality sooner rather than later, after the US Food and Drug Administration recently gave the go-ahead for clinical trials to be conducted on the world’s first anti-aging drug. - Advertisement - The drug, called metformin, has already been proven to extend animal lifespans, and the FDA has resultantly decided that trials should be conducted to see if it has the same effect on humans. It is already the most widely used drug in the world for treating Type 2 diabetes. Furthermore, anecdotal evidence was found last year by researchers at Cardiff University, who observed that patients with diabetes taking metformin were living longer than others who were not diabetic, in spite of diabetics having an average life expectancy that’s eight years shorter. Like Image Source Successful clinical trials would mean that 70-year-olds could have the biological health of 50-year-olds. Scientists also believe that stopping aging could eventually consign aging-related diseases, such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, to history. - Advertisement - We age because our cells divide themselves in order to keep our bodies in the best state of health, however problems begin to occur the more times cells divide, meaning that damage to our bodies eventually can no longer be repaired. The theory is that if the aging process is slowed down, then all the diseases and pathology associated with aging can be slowed down as well. Scientists believe that this can be achieved because all of our cells contain a DNA blueprint that could keep our bodies functioning correctly forever. Like Image Source Metformin is believed to have life-extending possibilities for humans because of its ability to increase the number of oxygen molecules released into a cell. This process is believed to boost cell robustness and longevity. May also interest you: A Few Beautiful and Flowery Thoughts on Positivity This Man Found The Best Way to Spend His Millions 10 Reasons Eating Dark Chocolate Is Good for Your Health American scientists are currently looking for 3,000 volunteers aged between 70 and 80 who either have, or are at risk of, cancer, heart disease and dementia, to take part in the clinical trial of metformin, which is scheduled to begin next winter. According to the World Health Organization, the average global life expectancy currently stands at 71.0 years, but if scientists manage to replicate the results observed in animals during the clinical trials, human lifespan could increase by almost 50%. Amazing! Content Source: New Zealand Herald Like Send to friends Share WhatsApp Sign Up Free Report copyright infringement | Found a mistake? You may also like: 7:58 Samuel Cohen: Alzheimer's CAN Be Cured There Are 5 Simple Rules to Living Life Well... Amazing Artificial Pancreas May Hold Key to Diabetes The Scientific Discoveries of 2015 Will Change the World! Have You Heard This Joke? Did He Just Say That?!? (Rude) This is What a Glass of Cola Does to You in 60 Minutes... Related Topics: good newsnew in medicinemedical factsanti-agingmedical breakthroughdiseases Add a Comment Comment: Add Comment Show all Comments (7) Current Affairs Is This Anti-Aging Drug The One We've Been Waiting For? I Didn't Know Billionaires Were This Generous! 2:28 After His Wife Died in the Paris Attack, He Has This to Say