Osaka University researchers discovered HKDC1, a vital protein for preserving both mitochondria and lysosomes, preventing cellular senescence.
  • DessertStorms@kbin.social
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    10 months ago

    Now imagine if the rich people funding this bullshit hoping to live forever on their yachts put their money back in to society instead, so that the rest of us might also consider living longer a bonus rather than a punishment…

  • Norgur@kbin.social
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    10 months ago

    This sounds like one of those sciency bullshit articles where
    a) the study was on a subcategory of proteins that in some very boring and specific cases influence the aging of a certain type of cell in a minor way
    b) the study was a miniscule pilot study with 10 participants
    c) it explicitly said that it’s results are more than shaky and need further testing to prove anything
    d) it didn’t mention humans aging at all
    e) the participants were some kind of worm

    but some journalist read half the excerpt, misunderstood it completely and did a catchy article about what he hallucinated into the study.

    • HubertManne@kbin.social
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      10 months ago

      also there are aging studies that indicate getting damage cells to self destruct helps being healthier as you age so you want to increase senescence rather than reduce it.

    • Transporter Room 3@startrek.websiteEnglish
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      10 months ago

      And thousands of people everywhere read that title, didn’t bother looking a single bit into it, and are now repeating to everyone they know “Japan cured aging!” until someone corrects them.

    • bionicjoey@lemmy.caEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Hey now! It might not even be a journalist doing the hallucinating nowadays. We can get the robots to hallucinate for us!