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Scientists say that Centenarians can one day have the bodies of 50-year-olds. Due to higher quality of living, half of the babies now born in the UK will reach a hundred years old. However, bodies still wear out at the same rate. Experts are trying to look for solutions to add 50 more active years after 50.
They plan to provide pensioners with own-grown tissues and durable implants, starting with hips, knees, and heart valves. There has already been a hip transplant done that will last for life rather than the maximum of 20 years expected from current artificial hips. The unique way of letting the body improve itself is through transplantable tissues and organs.
Thus far, heart valves have been made to be fully functioning. The technique involves using a healthy donor heart valve from a human or animal and gently taking away its cells using enzymes and detergents. The inert scaffold that is left behind can be transplanted into a patient without any fear of rejection. After transplantation, the body takes over and repopulates it with live cells.
Source: Fluent News. Science to 'stop age clock at 50'.| Related Articles |