International study kicked off by a prematurely aging boy provides insight into the mechanisms behind growing older
by Nikhil Swaminathan
Toward that end, Hoeijmakers and his team have started a small company called Dnage that is designed to find ways to slow aging and fight age-related disease. "If we would be able to reduce the induction of DNA damage by triggering the survival response [to lower metabolism and allow less damage] or by boosting repair or, perhaps, by adding protecting compounds in food or medication," he says, "the rate of DNA damage and consequently aging may be reduced."
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