Male hormone reverses cell aging in clinical trial

( < i > Funda ç ã o de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de S ã o Paulo < /i > ) In a recent study, researchers show that sex hormones can stimulate production of telomerase, an enzyme naturally found in the human organism. The strategy was tested in patients with genetic diseases associated with mutations in the gene that codes for this enzyme, such as aplastic anemia and pulmonary fibrosis. The authors say that the results suggest that the approach can combat the damage caused to the organism by telomerase deficiency.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news