Life for up to 100 years seems impossible for most people, since already at 50-60 the health of an average person begins to pass.
The only solution that comes to mind is a magic elixir, but alas, they do not yet exist.
But there are scientifically based ways to extend life and delay the moment of old age, while maintaining physical strength and clarity of thought even at an advanced age.
10. Lifestyle
The most obvious and effective way that most people neglect it is physical exercise, smoking cessation, and minimal alcohol.
And sometimes, more precisely every Friday (at best), the majority of souls require a banquet that cannot do without bad habits.
Scientists conducted a fundamental study lasting 34 years, which proved that a non-smoker and in moderation (in human measure, not ours, Russian) drinking man who plays sports every day for only 30 minutes is able to live 12 years longer (women 14) .
9. Nutrition
And one more obvious and simple, but so rarely observed recipe for longevity and health.
Properly calculated calories, meal times and natural (or at least high-quality) foods can significantly reduce the risk of heart disease, stomach disease, as well as cancer and senile dementia.
This, in turn, guarantees a longer and healthier life. Many people consider such a life less tasty, therefore they agree to live less and get sick, but regularly indulge in junk food.
8. Mental health
Mental disorders caused by addiction to alcohol or drugs reduce the average life expectancy of up to 4 years. It should be understood that in some cases this figure may be less, and in others - much more.
The last major study on this topic last year was conducted by Google and Johns Hopkins University. According to their data, schizophrenia is shortened most of all, and alcohol has the least effect.
However, if a similar study was carried out in Russia, then alcoholism would clearly have taken a higher position.
7. Transgenes
Many scientists have high hopes for transgenes, since they can be used to remove aging or diseased cells, thereby slowing down the aging process of the body as a whole and the development of diseases.
Tests performed on mice proved the effectiveness of the method: scientists from the Mayo Clinic were able to stop the degeneration of Alzheimer's disease by removing brain cells.
6. Printing fabrics with capillaries on a 3D printer
Last year, Prellis Biologics made a discovery that could soon solve the global problem of organ transplant shortages.
Scientists managed to print viable organs with capillaries that are suitable for transplantation on a 3D printer.
Thanks to this, it will be possible to “change” not only damaged organs, but also those that become unusable due to age.
5. Smoothing wrinkles on internal organs
Skin wrinkles, the most obvious sign of aging, are far from the main problem. It is much worse that our internal organs also become wrinkled over time, starting to perform their functions worse.
It doesn’t matter if you have smooth skin if your liver is wrinkled. Scientists at the University of Virginia School of Medicine last year found that this process can be slowed down by providing the body with a lamin, a protein that helps smooth out the cell surface.
4. Stem cells for cancer and diabetes
If you learn how to deliver stem cells to diseased (aging) organs, then they can start the process of tissue regeneration.
Robert Hariri, a pioneer in the study of stem cells, founded the biotechnology company Celularity, which has already received funding from various sources in the amount of $ 250 million.
These funds will be used to develop a therapy that will later help to cure even diabetic neuropathy and cancer.
3. The biomarker of aging
A recognized expert in the field of bioinformatics, Steve Horvath, who worked with other scientists for a long time, announced the creation of a new biomarker, DNAm PhenoAge, last year.
It is many times more effective than all previous developments and is capable of providing with amazing accuracy information on health problems that a person will have with age.
In other words, it can be predicted whether a person will develop cancer, whether he has a tendency to Alzheimer's disease, etc.
2. Mutation of genes
British and Spanish scientists have recently been able to identify 25 types of gene mutations that affect the speed of wound healing and blood coagulation.
So far, primates have been taken for research, but this is only the beginning and in the near future the procedure can be adapted for people.
When everything works out, it will be possible to more effectively treat cardiovascular diseases and accelerate the process of tissue regeneration.
Nobody promises the regeneration of the level of Wolverine, but even without this, the technology will be a huge breakthrough in medicine.
1. Removal of aging cells
In the Mayo Clinic, where scientists are studying transgens, another group made a big leap in the treatment of senolytic (anti-aging) drugs.
Tests conducted on mice showed the ability to remove aging cells that stopped growing and dividing. This will prevent cell damage and restore the full functioning of the old and increase life expectancy.
Unity Biotechnology went even further and began testing human therapy. Osteoarthritis of the knee joint was chosen as a problem, since the development of this disease directly depends on the aging of cells in the joint.