The study is still in its infancy, but Dr Ng is hopeful his
team would achieve the "holy grail" for ageing research, which is to
find out how to reset it partially to young adult cells instead of all the way
back to embryonic-like stem cells.
team would achieve the "holy grail" for ageing research, which is to
find out how to reset it partially to young adult cells instead of all the way
back to embryonic-like stem cells.
The achievement could, for instance, lead doctors one day to
reprogramme the heart muscle tissues of an 80-year-old to that of a
30-year-old's, so that the heart can function more effectively.
reprogramme the heart muscle tissues of an 80-year-old to that of a
30-year-old's, so that the heart can function more effectively.
Said Dr Ng: "For almost every disease, ageing is the
single biggest risk factor, independent of all other factors. The research we
are doing in ageing and regenerative medicine has the potential to eradicate
ageing as a risk factor.
single biggest risk factor, independent of all other factors. The research we
are doing in ageing and regenerative medicine has the potential to eradicate
ageing as a risk factor.
"There may be other risk factors, but you won't be
consigned to the fate of growing ill with diseases like cancer or cardiovascular
disease just because you are old."
consigned to the fate of growing ill with diseases like cancer or cardiovascular
disease just because you are old."
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