Study Says We May Be Able to Reverse Genetic Symptoms of Aging After Participants Shed 2.5 Years From Biological Clock

A study at the University of California, Los Angeles published in Aging Cell suggests a mix of common medications could help reverse biological age, reports Good News Network . Nine men between 51 and 65 were administered a growth hormone and two forms of diabetes medication over a year in order to study the restoration of tissue in the thymus gland, which is critical to the health of the immune system. Tissue samples confirmed both thymus regeneration and reversal of the subjects' "epigenetic clocks." Moreover, each participant shed an average of 2.5 years from their biological age, and their immune systems exhibited significant evidence of rejuvenation. Subjects continued to exhibit epigenetic symptoms more than six months following the study. "This is to our knowledge the first report of an increase, based on an epigenetic age estimator, in predicted human lifespan by means of a currently accessible aging intervention," the researchers pointed out.