Yadav and his colleagues study changes in blood levels of chemicals linked to ageing, including metabolites, hormones and micronutrients. Over the past two decades, scientists worldwide have intensified efforts to develop interventions that combat the decline in health that comes with old age. “We are very excited to take on that journey.” Anti-ageing action “We are looking at a multicentric, multinational intervention trial in humans,” said study co-author Vijay Yadav, a geneticist at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City, during a press conference discussing the work. But the study could offer a starting point for future research into treatments that help people to stay healthy and live longer. Scientists warn that there are many other factors involved in ageing, and that it is not clear whether the findings, published on 8 June in Science 1, will translate to humans. ‘Inflammation clock’ can reveal body’s biological age Researchers showed that levels of the naturally occurring amino acid - which has been linked to other aspects of health - decline as the animals age, and that offsetting this loss with a taurine supplement might delay the development of age-related health problems. Credit: Christine Whitehead/AlamyĪgeing mice, worms and monkeys can live longer or healthier lives when fed large amounts of taurine, a common ingredient in health supplements and energy drinks, a study suggests. Previous studies have explored taurine’s role in keeping the body healthy.
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