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African Killifish

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health2 years ago

African Killifish: The Key to Reversing Aging?

African Killifish muscles go through a "Benjamin Button" process and start aging backwards, returning to an "early-life" state, which gives them an opportunity to slow their aging down and live longer. Researchers suggest that drugs involved in forming certain lipids may help humans produce age-defying muscles. The study is the first to use killifish to study age-related muscle loss and highlights the important role lipid metabolism plays in age-reversing effects.

health2 years ago

Muscles Can Reverse Aging, Says Groundbreaking Research.

Researchers from Monash University have discovered that as organisms age, their muscles revert to an “early-life” state, potentially prolonging life. Utilizing the African killifish as a model, the team identified a critical role of lipid metabolism in this process, suggesting that manipulation of cell metabolism could potentially slow or reverse muscle aging. The study found that our muscles seem to revert to an “early-life” condition towards the end of life, slowing down mortality. This discovery could pave the way to mitigating or even reversing the age-related decline in muscle mass and strength.