Is the 'time machine' here? Scientists announce '20 years back in time' experiment with surprising results
The time machine, a device that has appeared in numerous science fiction movies, seems to have come to life.
In 2020, the journal "Aging" announced a major research result: 35 healthy elderly people over the age of 65, after regularly entering the hyperbaric oxygen chamber to inhale oxygen for 3 consecutive months, their telomeres were extended by more than 20% on average, and they were aging. Cells were cleared up to 37%. Telomeres are known as "cellular life clocks", and their gradual shortening is one of the nine recognized signs of aging. It can be said that telomere length and shortening speed determine the length of the lifespan of the body. According to the measurement of the telomere index of the experiment, the subject's body returned to the state of 25 years ago, which is equivalent to "returning" to the age of 40 .
The leader of the research team said: "In just 3 months of treatment, such significant telomere lengthening has been achieved, and the effect far exceeds any currently available interventions or lifestyle changes ."
In hyperbaric oxygen equipment, intermittent inhalation of high concentrations of oxygen, "back in time 25 years"? Opinions vary on this experiment that subverts conventional wisdom.
Some people feel that "the legendary time machine really exists", and some people think that it is an exaggeration to judge the inversion of hyperbaric oxygen from only two aging indicators. The research leader, Shai Efrati, a professor at Tel Aviv University in Israel, has also been "crusade" by the public.
01 Turning around against the wind, hyperbaric oxygen "visualization" reverses aging and regains people's hearts
In order to more comprehensively confirm the conclusion that hyperbaric oxygen chamber reverses aging, Shai Efrati's research team decided to use the pathological "gold standard" skin as a test indicator to start a new round of research and exploration. They recruited 70 healthy elderly people over the age of 64 to undergo a 3-month cycle of hyperbaric oxygen therapy and to detect skin changes through human skin biopsy. The results showed that the density of collagen fibers increased by more than 10%, the length of elastic fibers increased by about 14 μm, the fragmentation of elastic fibers decreased by 80%, the number of capillaries increased by 40%, and the number of senescent cells decreased.
It is worth noting that the researchers tested the changes of senescent cells by staining the senescent cell marker lipofuscin, and obtained ideal results. Senescent cells were reduced by 20%, and lipofuscin (age spots) also "disappeared" visibly to the naked eye. . In the face of these dazzling test results, the original doubts gradually fell silent. After experiencing a short-lived storm, hyperbaric oxygen has also begun to gain a firm foothold in the field of anti-aging.
02 Harvard professor publicly supports the hyperbaric oxygen chamber and insists on "checking in" every day
David Sinclair, a professor of genetics at Harvard Medical School, once expressed his views on aging in "Longevity": "Aging is a disease, and it can be treated." In this regard, he has also been actively looking for a "secret recipe" that can treat this disease, and has obtained many representative anti-aging results. As an anti-aging geek, David Sinclair is willing to understand and try any method that has a scientific basis.
When the "new world" of the hyperbaric oxygen chamber was discovered, David Sinclair also joined the development and exploration. Previously, he had shared 7 secret recipes that he adhered to every day on social platforms, including hyperbaric oxygen chambers. In his interviews, writings and tweets, he also revealed his love for hyperbaric oxygen chambers. Although David Sinclair did not elaborate on the effects of hyperbaric oxygen chambers, he mentioned in an interview that his biological age was 20 years behind his actual age. In this way, it is hard not to think of its "dream linkage" with the "time machine" reversing aging.
03 "Time Machine" flew into the homes of ordinary people, a long way to go
According to the market price, the purchase threshold of the hyperbaric oxygen chamber time machine is basically above 400,000. Taking the O2 ARK fourth-generation intelligent hyperbaric oxygen chamber owned by VIO as an example, the price of a circular single-person cabin is as high as 560,000, which is comparable to a suite in a small city. For the wealthy group with abundant financial resources, they can easily cross this threshold and seize the opportunity to reverse aging.
However, according to the person in charge of VIO, most of the online and high-end users of O2 ARK hyperbaric oxygen chamber (ordered from Beijing D+ official website) are wealthy groups from first-tier cities such as Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, and 90% of them live in villa areas (the place of delivery is all villas). Area). And many ordinary income groups can only be "turned out". The so-called life extension technology is, after all, the benefit of the few .
The molecular supplement of "Sailerui", which is also popular due to its anti-aging mechanism, is also facing similar problems. The price of 5,000 once made it a target of public criticism, but now it seems that the threshold of 5,000 yuan on JD.com is far lower than that of the hyperbaric oxygen chamber that costs 560,000 yuan. There are many, it really is "there are mountains beyond the mountains". Under the background that cell aging has become the mainstream theory, Cellerui supplements have attracted much attention due to their cell empowerment mechanism, attracting a wealth of wealthy groups to pay for them.
As for why Vio shares have the confidence to offer "sky-high prices", the market pattern behind it is quite interesting.
The National Enterprise Credit Inquiry System, Qichacha, shows that Qingdao Weiao Co., Ltd. will be listed in 2020. Its main business is high-speed rail and aircraft manufacturing. It has strategic cooperative relations with Siemens and Bombardier. Very big.
The fourth-generation intelligent hyperbaric oxygen chamber O2 ARK developed by it, compared with the previous three generations of hyperbaric oxygen chamber equipment (first-generation geek cabin, second-generation hospital cabin, third-generation sleeping bag), has made a qualitative leap in safety, service life, and comfort. . The manufacturing cost of the product itself is high, and the configurations are all aircraft and high-speed rail indicators, and the service life may reach 20 years. The consulting customer service said that based on product value and cost considerations, there is little room for price reduction, and 560,000 O2 ARK "Time Machines" are actually the most cost-effective oxygen cabins in the market .
Bank of America Merrill Lynch believes that with the development of medical technology, the healthy lifespan of human beings will soon exceed 100 years. Unfortunately, most of the life extension technologies have a high price threshold. In the context of the still serious gap between the rich and the poor in the world, the time machine still has a long way to go if it wants to truly cross the layers of barriers and fly into the homes of thousands of ordinary people.