Scientists have finally achieved a new scientific race, discovering a drug that is anti-aging and may extend the life of humans up to 150 years.
Harvard professor David Sinclair and researchers at the University of New South Wales have developed a new drug that reprograms and renews human cells, the Daily Mail reported. Dr Sinclair said the new technology could allow people to regenerate and even allow paralyzed patients to move again.
The science behind the new drug lies in the molecule "nicotinamide adenosine dichrootide" (NAD), which plays a role in the generation of energy in the human body. The chemical is already being used as a supplement to Parkinson's disease and the jet lag disorder.
Professor Sinclair, who uses his own molecule to reduce the aging process, said his biological age had dropped 24 years after taking birth control pills. He added that his 79-year-old father was able to carry the backpacks after he began using the molecule a year and a half ago. He also said that his wife's sister was now able to have children again after receiving the drug, although she began to move to menopause in her forties.
Researchers with David Sinclair found that they could increase the age of mice by 10 percent by giving them a vitamin B-derived pill. They also noted that the drug helps to reduce hair loss associated with age.
Professor Sinclair said he hoped the tablets would be ready for the public within five years, and would cost them a day to drink a cup of coffee. But Sinclair, a professor of genetics at Harvard Medical School, warned people to try to reverse the aging process before the new drug was adopted, after being scientifically revised.
"We do not advise people to take NAD from now because it has not been officially tested yet, for the sake of their safety," he said, adding that human trials would begin in 2020.