Last week, a new study came out fingering the hypothalamus as locus of a clock that modulates aging. This encourages those of us who entertain the most optimistic scenarios for anti-aging medicine. Could it be that altering the biochemistry of one tiny control center might effect global rejuvenation?
First some background….
I have staked my career on the interpretation that aging unfolds under the body’s full control. Even those aspects of aging that look like random damage are actually damage that is permitted to accumulate as the body pulls back its defense mechanisms late in life and dials up some biochemical
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