Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Fountain of youth
Nowadays we get lots of ideas for anti-ageing drugs, mostly hopeless quack remedies and material more appropriate for writers like poor Simon Singh, but I think the following is a possible starter, some day.
Research suggest that a treatment based on melatonin can delay the first signs of aging in a small mammal. Better known as the ‘time-keeping' hormone, melatonin is naturally secreted by the body during the night. It is therefore a kind of biological signal for nightfall, allowing an organism to synchronize itself with the day/night rhythm.
The PLOS article is here, a popular article here.
IMO: Some day I may reread Strogatz, Winfree and much much more to take more thoughts on this.
Research suggest that a treatment based on melatonin can delay the first signs of aging in a small mammal. Better known as the ‘time-keeping' hormone, melatonin is naturally secreted by the body during the night. It is therefore a kind of biological signal for nightfall, allowing an organism to synchronize itself with the day/night rhythm.
The PLOS article is here, a popular article here.
IMO: Some day I may reread Strogatz, Winfree and much much more to take more thoughts on this.
# posted by uv : 6:43 AM
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