cnd Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Drugs may let us live to 150 THE first drugs that can slow the ageing process are likely to become available within five to 10 years, raising the prospect of people eventually living to 150 or more, researchers say. Peter Smith, dean of medicine at the University of NSW, said a girl born today in Australia could reasonably expect to live to 100 already, due to advances in medicine, lifestyle and public health. In addition, new drugs to help the body repair itself were in the early stages of development, along with new stem cell therapies. "I think there is real hope we can extend human life by some decades further," Professor Smith said. Living to 150 may sound unnerving, but it would be ''great'' if you were well until near the end, he said. "The aim is not just to eke out extra existence, but to facilitate a longer healthy life," he said. "People aren't going to want to retire at 65 and spend many, many decades sitting at home." Baroness Susan Greenfield, a neuroscientist at Oxford University, also foresees people starting second careers at 65, in knowledge-based jobs rather than physical ones. But she said tackling dementia, which includes Alzheimer's disease, needed to be a priority. "Otherwise the social and economic implications could potentially be catastrophic." David Sinclair, an Australian expert in ageing at Harvard University, said a network of genes controlled the pace of ageing. "Our bodies have an extraordinary ability to repair themselves." Professor Sinclair has shown that resveratrol, a plant compound found in red wine, can extend the lifespan of yeast, worms, fruit flies and fat mice, by activating proteins called sirtuins. The company he co-founded was bought by GlaxoSmithKline for $US720 million in 2008. Clinical trials of synthetic molecules 1000 times more potent than resveratrol were under way in people with diseases of ageing, such as diabetes 2, he said. "And [they] are showing early signs of efficacy." The immediate aim was to find medicines to treat elderly sick people, then later attempt to delay the onset of diseases of ageing. It was still very early days, Professor Sinclair cautioned. But, he said, ''I think we're seeing the beginning of technology that could one day allow us to reach 150.'' British scientists last month challenged the link between sirtuins and longevity in worms and fruit flies in the journal Nature, concluding they had ''nothing to do with extending life''. http://www.smh.com.au/technology/sci-tech/drugs-may-let-us-live-to-150-20111016-1lrm5.html#ixzz1b1ayXQLg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock & Roll Hall of Game Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 i rather not PS. i'm in the wrong business Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
--- Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 My world domination can last forever!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarrylf Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Yea we learned about this in High School (I did anyway) because of the advances in medicine and because organic food and all this healthy stuff is finally getting noticed, its more than likely that in the next 30-40yrs living to be 100 wont be as much of a big deal as it is now, and hell when you think about it, even now 100 seems more common & reachable than it did 10 years ago, my aunt is 105, and can remember being a very little girl and is in really good health. My great-grandmothers 91 but she's in really good health too. Yea I look forward to see these advances, I have no doubt in my mind that they are right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reyna â™” Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Something about this both excites me and makes me feel very disturbed I'm not sure which is dominant though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selz Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Who would want to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reyna â™” Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 [quote name=Selita Jo ' timestamp='1318851237' post='258574] Who would want to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selz Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 You'd be surprised I know I'd hate it... my best friends would be gone, and I'm the youngest in my immediate family so everyone else would be gone too. I'd be so lonely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reyna â™” Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 [quote name=Selita Jo ' timestamp='1318852720' post='258578] I know I'd hate it... my best friends would be gone, and I'm the youngest in my immediate family so everyone else would be gone too. I'd be so lonely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotboy06 Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 EWW..why would anyone want to.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bu. Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 I'd rather make an impact and die young then live a looooooooooong 150 years of pain and misery tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jodienda76 Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 NO THANK YOU! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock & Roll Hall of Game Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Great... More bitter old people sucking off our tax dollars lmao jk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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