It Sure Looks Like Humans Have Found a Way to Reverse Aging

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3 points·javert··4 comments

The title is a lie.

The original article makes no such claim nor does it even hint towards it.

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy increases telomere length and decreases immunosenescence in isolated blood cells https://www.aging-us.com/article/202188/text#r11

>In summary, the study indicates that HBOT can induce significant senolytic effects, including significant increased telomere length and clearance of senescent cells in aging populations.

It can help slow down some aspects of aging. Increasing telomere length does not reverse aging. In some animals telomere length increases with age.

Decrasing senolytic effect as a biomarker is double edged sword. In general, cell destruction selectively induces death of senescent cells and improves health in humans. Slowing down the effect might increase cancer rate and even shorten expected lifespan. There is no way to know until someone does long term study.

Indeed. Last time this result was published I asked if the consequence would be just to shift cause of death towards cancer, since telomeres are a TTL to prevent transcription errors.

Thanks. I figured that if this was bullshit (likely), some smart person on Hacker News would be able to cut through it quickly.

Would like to see some effect on biomarkers such as blood pressure, blood sugar, etc.

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