That seems like a plausible hypthosis, but hard to test for.
In this hypothesis, what would be a solution?
Best I can think of is Chemo-therapy, to kill of the bad cells. But that feels incredibly heavy handed, as well as liable to do more damage.
In this hypothesis, what would be a solution?
Best I can think of is Chemo-therapy, to kill of the bad cells. But that feels incredibly heavy handed, as well as liable to do more damage.
Prolonged fasting is known to clear away senescent cells. So that is the intervention which seems most promising here. Intermittent fasting can help the gut by giving it time to rest between meals, and it can improve insulin sensitivity because the body spends more time in a low insulin state. Maybe there are longer chains of mechanism there, but at first glance, they don't seem quite as relevant.
And time.