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Anti-aging vaccine appears to work... in mice

By T.K. Randall
December 16, 2021 · Comment icon 13 comments

Would you take an anti-aging vaccine ? Image Credit: PD - John Keith
Scientists have developed a vaccine that could one day reverse the aging process in humans.
Mankind has been obsessed with gaining immortality for thousands of years, but even despite the incredible advances in science and medicine achieved over the last few centuries, our species still remains just as vulnerable to the aging process as our ancestors were millions of years ago.

In recent years, however, scientists have been making good progress towards understanding exactly how the aging process works, as well as how it might be slowed down or even reversed.

Of particular note is a newly developed, experimental anti-aging vaccine that appears to be capable of slowing down the aging process in mice and can even reverse the signs of age-releated diseases.

According to the National Institute on Aging (NIA), the vaccine works by targeting senescent cells - which are cells that have stopped multiplying due to age but that won't die as they are supposed to.

The older we get, the more these cells accumulate, resulting in various age-related ailments.
While treatments have been developed to remove these cells, a vaccine could potentally be more effective by helping to prevent the build-up of senescent cells in the first place.

Initial trials of the vaccine in mice have proven quite promising, however it remains to be seen whether or not it is safe to administer to humans and whether it will work as well as it does in mice.

"I think the data was extremely strong... I think it's a really good proof-of-principle," said Prof Paul Robbins, associate director of the Institute on the Biology of Aging and Metabolism at the University of Minnesota.

The next step will be to begin human trials while also developing additional types of vaccines that target different parts of the senescent cells.

Who knows, perhaps one day we will all be lining up to receive our vaccine doses - not for coronavirus - but to help us live longer, healthier lives.

Source: Live Science | Comments (13)




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Comment icon #4 Posted by fred_mc 3 years ago
Mankind would go under if people would stop dying, there would be so many of us so it would be a disaster, earth can't support that many people.
Comment icon #5 Posted by Cookie Monster 3 years ago
There is room on this planet for 100 billion easy. People forget the high population density areas like England, North West USA, Netherlands, etc, does not represent the population density of most areas of the world. Most of it is still wilderness.
Comment icon #6 Posted by Stiff 3 years ago
Mr Jingles knew about this a looooong time ago.
Comment icon #7 Posted by Hyperionxvii 3 years ago
I believe that aging has been conidered a disease by many for several years now. If not, it should be at least considered the main cause of most diseases, so why not treat it and end a lot of unneccesary suffering.
Comment icon #8 Posted by Hyperionxvii 3 years ago
Yep, the earth if seen from an airplane is mostly empty.  And eventually if we stop having children like we are, we will wind up with only a bunch of sick elderly people because we didn't treat aging. I guess that will solve the imaginary population bomb hysteria. 
Comment icon #9 Posted by pallidin 3 years ago
I'll volunteer.
Comment icon #10 Posted by Hyperionxvii 3 years ago
Sure, why not, I'm in too, let's do it.
Comment icon #11 Posted by pallidin 3 years ago
You know, Hyper, I wish there was a website to sign-up for this. I don't if there is right now, or even allowed. I'll try to follow developments on this...
Comment icon #12 Posted by Stiff 3 years ago
  Me too. That's three of us up to now. We could live forever and rule the world* *(evil cackling and rubbing of hands)
Comment icon #13 Posted by qxcontinuum 3 years ago
Because vaccines sell better than anything else , these days 


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