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11/29/2010 PERMALINK
Telomerase reverses ageing process -- dramatic rejuvenation of prematurely aged mice hints at potential therapy.
SOURCE : Premature aging can be reversed by reactivating an enzyme that protects the tips of chromosomes, a study in mice suggests. Mice engineered to lack the enzyme called telomerase become prematurely decrepit. But they bounced back to health when the enzyme was replaced. The finding hints that some disorders characterized by early aging could be treated by boosting telomerase activity.