Dec 19, 2021
The diseases of ageing are
already overwhelming health care facilities. In the decades ahead,
our older populations will put even more pressure on health unless
there are medical breakthroughs. These diseases are proving
stubborn to medicate and cures are very rare. A human fountain of
youth has yet to show itself. In other animals, things appear
easier to treat with less complex biochemistry to get in the way.
Dr Bloom explains to Dr Karl why a family of proteins called
Sirtuins may hold some hope.
