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The journal Nature Communications has published the new results of the research team of the UCAM Professor of Developmental Biology and director of the San Diego Science Institute, Altos Labs, this week. The proof of concept successfully developed in animals could soon become an effective and long-lasting treatment for people with severe hereditary diseases such as SMA.
The scientific team led by Juan Carlos Izpisua, professor of Developmental Biology at UCAM, has discovered a type of RNA which accumulates in the cell nucleus of people who suffer from premature ageing or progeria. Blocking this RNA reverses the symptoms of this disease and prolongs lifespan in mice.
Using cellular reprogramming, the team of researchers led by the UCAM Professor of Developmental Biology has managed to rejuvenate mice without generating tumours or any other health related problems. The study is published in the scientific journal Nature Aging
