Thursday, October 13, 2011
Will revral the mystery of human aging?
Media widely reported before the Spanish company "life length" blood test project provided predictable life span, with curiosity, the British media correspondent Giles Trevor Mu Lite to experience a return to the project.
"Telomeres", the secret of biological age
According to the British "Guardian" reported on October 11, "When I set out to taxi to the Spanish National Cancer Research Center's laboratory before, I began to worry about their future, I offer the world's first blood sample in test people. Test results can provide clues about life and show the body's aging rate today will be able to get the results of. "he was thinking.
The magic of blood tests measure the body mainly in about 100 000 known as "telomeres" in length, are located on human chromosome ends. With age, it will gradually become shorter. As the genetic, environmental, and personal habits of different people's physical aging rate is different. The results of the analysis of telomeres can show a person's situation is biological age, which is being tested to tell him younger than most peers, or more old.
Reporters of the test report is optimistic
"Length of life," one of the founders, the Spanish National Cancer Research Center, Maria Blasco pointed out that although the study in its infancy, but the pressure proved too much and the telomere shortening.He thought recently about his work life: travel to three countries, have written three news, take two international flights, held a public lecture, sleep very little. "This 30-year-old boy who may be normal, but I have more than 50 years old, kind of like the days shorten my life? "he disturbed to think.
"This report is for you is really good news," Blasco said, pointing to a chart on the him, "your telomeres - especially those dangerous shortest telomeres - the state are good results than the peer average of 6 years younger." In fact , he normally healthy and moderate lifestyle, and his family both parents are long life.
Present study telomere biology has been considered one of the most inspiring areas in 2009, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to three scientists, a pioneer in the field.
After about a story, I think there is some scientific basis. Blood is an important factor in maintaining our survival as food, living environment, the degree of fatigue, may change the quality of blood, and now can not simply put the age as a measure of longevity, but also look at their blood health, organ health and other issues .
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