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Man will soon be living to 120 years old, but no longer
Today we offer you a translation of the article «Mail Online» that worries all of us - the term of human life and the possibility of its prodleniya
number of people surviving to 100 years, the last decade has increased by 71%. And while one researcher believes that this number will continue to grow, he said that anyone who wants to live in two or three times longer than that will be disappointed.
Speaking at a gerontology conference, Professor Sir Colin Blakemore has announced that there is a ceiling of human life and the duration of aging: he claims that 120 years "can be an absolute limit of human life».
Gerontology and other scientists discussed the future of medicine and global health problems and life expectancy. They concluded that the drug will have a limited impact on the prolongation of human life, and more importantly to improve the health and quality of older people, and not to prolong their lives.
Global Index AgeWatch-2014 to rank 96 countries on the quality of life of older people, recently showed that by 2050 the number of people older than 60 years will take 21% of the world population. That is, their numbers will more than double compared to today's 12%. The share of the population over 80% also increased - according to the forecasts, by 2050 their number will reach 4% compared to the current 2%.
However, Dr Pankaj Kapahi believes that scientific discoveries have the potential to dramatically extend human life up to four or five times. It is, ultimately, may lead to the fact that people will live for 500 years or more. He made the announcement after setting two genetic pathways laboratory worm Caenorhabditis elegans, which successfully increased their lifespan by five times.
A study published in the journal «Cell Reports», discloses blocking of key molecules that affect the action of insulin signaling pathway of nutrients (TOR). Some mutations in the path TOR C. Elegans prolonged life by 30%, whereas the mutation of insulin-signaling can increase their lifespan twice.
Future studies are expected to be carried out on mice to see whether there is a similar effect in mammals.
via factroom.ru
number of people surviving to 100 years, the last decade has increased by 71%. And while one researcher believes that this number will continue to grow, he said that anyone who wants to live in two or three times longer than that will be disappointed.
Speaking at a gerontology conference, Professor Sir Colin Blakemore has announced that there is a ceiling of human life and the duration of aging: he claims that 120 years "can be an absolute limit of human life».
Gerontology and other scientists discussed the future of medicine and global health problems and life expectancy. They concluded that the drug will have a limited impact on the prolongation of human life, and more importantly to improve the health and quality of older people, and not to prolong their lives.
Global Index AgeWatch-2014 to rank 96 countries on the quality of life of older people, recently showed that by 2050 the number of people older than 60 years will take 21% of the world population. That is, their numbers will more than double compared to today's 12%. The share of the population over 80% also increased - according to the forecasts, by 2050 their number will reach 4% compared to the current 2%.
However, Dr Pankaj Kapahi believes that scientific discoveries have the potential to dramatically extend human life up to four or five times. It is, ultimately, may lead to the fact that people will live for 500 years or more. He made the announcement after setting two genetic pathways laboratory worm Caenorhabditis elegans, which successfully increased their lifespan by five times.
A study published in the journal «Cell Reports», discloses blocking of key molecules that affect the action of insulin signaling pathway of nutrients (TOR). Some mutations in the path TOR C. Elegans prolonged life by 30%, whereas the mutation of insulin-signaling can increase their lifespan twice.
Future studies are expected to be carried out on mice to see whether there is a similar effect in mammals.
via factroom.ru
