Clearing Out Aging Cells Could Lead to Healthy Aging
Clearing Out Aging Cells Could Lead to Healthy Aging
Clearing out aging cells could help tissues and organs stay healthy well into old age.
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" Clearing -- old non functioning cells appears to lead to -- healthy aging according to a -- study researchers at the Mayo Clinic -- citizens cells those that don't work anymore but stick around the body and damage healthy tissues they created a job that target these cells and -- self destruction mice that received the drug had -- related problems like cataracts weakened muscles and -- skin they were also more active later in life. Researchers say there's still a long way to go this study only found it is possible to sweep these cells away now experts have to test the drug and other animals and eventually humans."
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