In the News – The Fountain of Youth in a Pill?

Snippet from the non-hair article:

UCSF researchers have identified an existing medication that restores key elements of the immune system that, when out of balance, lead to a steady decline in immunity and health as people age.

The team found that extremely low doses of the drug lenalidomide can stimulate the body’s immune-cell protein factories, which decrease production during aging, and rebalance the levels of several key cytokines – immune proteins that either attack viruses and bacteria or cause inflammation that leads to an overall decline in health.

The initial study, which was designed to define the dose range of such a therapy in a group of 13 patients, could lead to a daily pill to boost immunity in the elderly, the researchers said. Data will appear in the January issue of the journal Clinical Immunology.

Read the full story at ScienceDaily — ‘Fountain of Youth’ Pill Could Restore Aging Immune System

This is all great stuff with the research done at UCSF medical school. Worth a read!