Posted on 11/17/2017
An Amish toddler’s head wound in the early 1990s, which bled uncontrollably and nearly killed her, has led decades later to a promising new anti-aging therapy currently being tested in Japan, according to researchers at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
The latest findings of a rare genetic mutation called SERPINE1 found in the DNA of the small community of Old Order Amish in Berne, Indiana is reported in the journal Science Advances this week.
The mutation was associated with longer lifespans, longer telomeres at the ends of chromosomes, better cardiovascular health, and the non-existence of diabetes, the researcher...