scipaReversing the age of your skin
December 2nd 2007 18:35
For when skin goes saggy, it starts to wrinkle and then, well, sag.
Wrinkly skin is an affliction that the cosmetics industry spends untold millions on curing, going as far as injecting bacteria into your skin to cause an inflammation, giving you the illusion of youthful skin.
Well, no more Botox, no more complaining about being unable to close an eye, or of drooping eyelids... those plucky researchers at Stanford have isolated a protein that is related to aging in skin cells. They created a lotion to inhibit the performance of this protein, rubbed it over mice for two weeks, who then displayed noticeably younger looking skin.
From the article:
"While the Stanford research isn't yet ready for humans, it provides surprising insight into how the body ages. The work suggests that aging is not merely a passive wearing down of the body and its components, but that an active genetic process causes aging."
You might be terribly excited about this work, but good scientists know that this is a knowledge breakthrough. The researchers are unwilling to state that the study could translate to humans, at least without investigating all the effects.
But it is a small step towards you looking like 21 - all the time!
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Comment by Lilla
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You may find this link interesting... it seems that Lipoic Acid can also slow the whole process of ageing dramatically - inside and out!
Once consolation is that everyone I know will also look like they need ironing by the time I get there, I s'pose ...I'll probably be more concerned about my agility than my looks?
Interesting.
Lilla ...
Comment by Cibbuano
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Still, it sounds great... hopefully, they'll publish more work soon!