90 days to 'reverse' aging? The University of Tokyo's experiment is open: 60-year-old elderly 'reverse growth'

What does increasing age mean in our traditional understanding? It means that the body is getting old, it means that the function declines, and it means that it is no longer young. In a study by Professor Toshimasa Yamauchi of the University of Tokyo, Japan, increasing age not only did not affect the body, but instead improved functions such as pace, grip strength, and muscle strength.

This is how it happened?

1 University of Tokyo Human Clinical: 7% muscle performance increase in 90 days

In 2021, the University of Tokyo in Japan publicly stated that it has found a "twisting substance" to successfully extend the life of the elderly. The scientists' experiment was supported by 20 men over the age of 65 who ingested 250 mg of the above-mentioned substances every morning and then underwent daily physical monitoring.

After 90 days, various physical indicators of the elderly have changed significantly. Among them, indicators such as pace and grip strength, which reflect muscle performance, have increased by about 7%, and the levels of testosterone and pancreatic islets have also improved. The relevant results were published in the sub-journal of "Nature".

It is understood that this experiment fills the gap in related fields in Asia. It is inspired by Professor Shinichiro Imai of the University of Washington's research on "WLife" species. Compared with previous experiments using fruit flies and nematodes, this time it directly acts on human body. The researchers used a placebo-randomized, double-blind, controlled mechanism to allow subjects to consume an appropriate amount of the substance daily, aiming to increase the activity of mitochondria in cells and improve various indicators including muscle strength.

In fact, before this, Professor Sinclair of Harvard University took the lead in researching this substance. He gave old mice an intake of similar molecules for a week, and found that the mitochondria and muscle strength of 22-year-old mice returned to 6 months ago, and the subsequent lifespan was successfully extended by nearly one-third. The research results were made public. After that, it caused a lot of repercussions at home and abroad.

2 Negative population growth for 12 consecutive years, the problem of aging is a commonplace

The aging trend in the world is becoming more and more serious, and Japan is the first to bear the brunt. It has always supported the research and development of extended health period technology. The purpose is to reduce the social pension burden and solve practical problems such as labor shortage. In recent years, the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare has included the above-mentioned experimental substances into the category of food list. Among them, WLife, which acts on mitochondrial boosting technology, has appeared in major supermarkets in Japan with the addition of many biotechnology companies such as Lightweijian, which is of great significance in the context of Japan's aging society.

Relevant data show that from 2009 to 2020, Japan has experienced negative population growth for 12 consecutive years, with the population decreasing from 128 million to 126 million. By October 2021, Japan's total population has become 125.5 million, a decrease of 644,000 compared with the previous year, a decrease of 0.51%. Even according to optimistic forecasts, the country's total population will be reduced by 25% in 2065, and aging is already a problem ahead.

Not only that, but what's even worse is that nearly one-third of the marriageable population has no plans to have children. As a result, it is really helpless to think of ways to the elderly. Extending their healthy survival period is also a WLife thing. The core factor that draws attention.

In fact, in China, related issues have also attracted attention. It is understood that China's elderly population will reach more than 300 million in 2025, and one foot will enter the threshold of moderate aging. After the parents of our generation of young people enter the advanced age, there will be a wave of pensions. With the continuous improvement of various elderly care services, various domestic channels have also launched a large health section, and related products such as WLife have been introduced by Ka & Dong, etc., with the purpose of helping the domestic elderly to improve their healthy lifespan.

3 The field of biotechnology ushered in a blowout, and human lifespan may jump again

The announcement of Japan's related substance experiments has aroused the response of many aging countries, and also promoted the blowout of related technologies in the scientific research community.

Israeli scientists discovered the principle of "high pressure inhalation of pure oxygen", which reduced the attenuation of human cells in the experiment. The domestic hyperbaric oxygen chamber O2ark based on this principle was also unveiled in Shanghai and other places. Professor Liu Guanghui of the Chinese Academy of Sciences found the "aging switch" KAT7, which can enable more than 80% of mice to live beyond 130 weeks (equivalent to 80 years old for humans) based on genetic methods.

Jeff Bezos, the former richest man in the world, invested 20 billion yuan in the initial research on cell reprogramming technology. Similar to WLife, scientists want to "reverse" the so-called aging and aging through similar technologies.

In recent years, with the continuous development of science and technology, the average life expectancy of human beings has increased by about 2.5 years each year. Previously, human beings completed two life expectancy jumps by solving food problems and using antibiotics. Now, with the explosive development of the biotechnology field, the average life expectancy is expected to increase to 100 years old again.

Professor Sinclair even bluntly stated that we don't have to grow old, our generation has a chance to live to 120 years old!