Long Live the Liver

sea-maid submitted, created time 3 months 1 week (sciencenow.sciencemag.org)

Humans have been trying to outrun old age for millennia, and new research might give us a step on the Grim Reaper. Scientists have prevented age-related liver decline in mice by restoring a key protein that helps the organ trash used proteins. It's not exactly the fountain of youth, but the findings could shed further light on the biological mechanisms of aging.....

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