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Sep 6, 2017

Cellular ‘time machine’ could offer Parkinson’s treatment

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, life extension, neuroscience

The secret to a long life? A protein that acts as a cellular ‘time machine’ is found to extend the lifespan of fruit flies by 20%.


Biologists have turned back the clock on ageing in the cells of fruit flies, by increasing levels of a protein called Drp1.

This cellular time machine was found to lengthen the life-span of the insects by between 10 and 20 per cent.

Experts hope to develop drugs to mimic this effect in humans with age-related diseases including Alzheimer’s, extending people’s life expectancy and giving them more healthy years towards the end of their lives.

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