The UK excels at ‘longevity research’. Could it become part of an industry that fascinates the wealthiest people in the world?
bout a decade ago, 125 amateur cyclists from all over the UK filed into the laboratories at King’s College London. Aged between 55 and 79, they were there to participate in a long-term study examining how regular physical activity affects the ageing process.in collaboration with King’s professor Steve Harridge, said the team were surprised by some findings when they examined the cyclists’ bodies and took blood samples over several years.
What many of these firms are working towards is a recipe for helping us live longer by ensuring our cells stay healthy. Currently, girls born in the UK in 2020 are expected to live for about 90 years, while boys are predicted to live about 87 years. London-listed Genflow Biosciences, which last December became the first longevity company to float in Europe, uses a gene variant found in centenarians to try to develop a therapy that can repair DNA damage and extend the time we stay in good health by 25%. It intends to test an experimental therapy on people with an age-related liver disease called NASH within 18 months.
She added: “We have found that if we restore the activity of those genes, we can restore the ability of the cell to make what it needs, which allows the cells to rejuvenate.” Senisca aims to develop therapies that can benefit older people within the next 10 years. The anti-ageing industry in the US has attracted a flurry of interest from a clutch of health-obsessed tech entrepreneurs, some of whom are known asfor their newfound fitness. Among those is Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who backs Altos Labs.
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