British studies have found that genetic variation may prolong human lifespan

Everyone is looking forward to a healthy and long life.　　In the near future, people may easily realize this wish.　　British researchers have found that genetic mutation may prolong human lifespan and cure diseases caused by aging.　　Mutation longevity researchers at the University of London College of Health Studies, using worms, fruit flies and mice, have found that a single gene mutation can prolong the lifespan of the subjects and delay the onset of aging. The researchers say the genetic mutation approach can have the same effect on humans.　　They believe that in the near future they will be able to find key genes that prolong human life while ensuring good health. "People have done a very comprehensive study of the various diseases caused by aging," The Daily Mail website quoted 26th, citing Dar Patrich, director of the Institute for Health Research. The researchers read a large number of scientific journals and participated in various scientific seminars. They work independently and do not affect one another. Our research is devoted to finding out the causes of aging. If you can determine the key genes that affect longevity, it is good for treating old age diseases, or at least delaying the onset of the disease.　　"Finding the cause of aging is more important than treating the disease simply because it is expected to cure the disease fundamentally," Partridge said.　　Partridge, a leading figure in the UK's aging research field, was recently awarded the title of "Outstanding Female Science Worker" in 2009. Control "channel" researchers have found that reducing the amount of food ingested by subjects may extend the lifespan of some animals, but this method does not apply to humans.　　Compared with this, the control of various nutrients in the animal's "channel" is a more feasible method.　　In the experiment, the researchers mutated genes that control the "pathway" of protein content in the animals and found that the method was useful for prolonging life in a spinning worm, a fruit fly, and some mice. They found that the "passage" of nutrients in the body could also be used to control life.　　For example, if you can reduce the activity of a "signaling pathway" in the body's adipose tissue, you can increase the risk of human longevity by up to 50%.　　Partridge said, if can be developed to inhibit the human body in the "nutrition channel" activities of drugs, can play "one arrow Three carving" role, both reduce food intake, prolong life, but also to treat cardio-cerebrovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes and Alzheimer's disease and many other geriatric. The benefit of human experimentation has shown that by limiting the activities of various ' pathways ' in worms, fruit flies and mice, they can prolong their lifespan.　　The researchers believe that the results of this study can provide important clues for the human to find the secret of longevity. Partridge said: "In the past decade, biological research on the process of human aging has developed rapidly." In the next 10 years, researchers are likely to find key cells and biochemical mechanisms that determine the length of life and lead to aging. "She says the results can help people understand the hairDisease, which leads the medical community to develop new drugs that can cure these diseases or postpone the onset of time. "Research has opened a new path to the treatment of senile diseases. The elderly are the major groups afflicted by disease. Our latest research on aging is expected to give older people more healthy time, "she said. (He Mengxu)