Researchers Say They Are Close To Reversing Aging

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Published 2022-11-15
Researchers at Harvard University are investigating whether human genes could reverse the effects of aging. NBC Medical Fellow Dr. Akshay Syal got exclusive access to their lab to discuss the future of how to defy aging.

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All Comments (21)
  • @cyborn6025
    It's crazy to see that reverse aging is actually somewhat easier and earlier to accomplish than curing cancer and other diseases.
  • I’m 51 years old and I would give anything to reverse my aging process to look and to feel 25 years old again in these times with all the knowledge and everything that I know now. This is why I love technology, I love to see people helping people with everything in there lives.
  • @bradstevens993
    I'm in my 40's, I hope this is available in my lifetime.
  • @chad10006
    My 4 year old daughter's dentist botched a procedure and permanently blinded her. Her Ophthalmologist says the closest disease that would resemble the damage they did is glaucoma. Watching the video gives me so much hope that she will see again. Literally crying.
  • @pj2334
    My dad had Alzheimer’s disease. This is what I fear most about aging. He wasn’t himself anymore. The person I knew was gone long before he passed away
  • Wow. That’s phenomenal. Being legally blind, this actually gives me some hope that one day there will be some kind of medical way of reversing that. Here’s hoping.
  • @efisgpr
    David was TEACHING at Harvard Medical School by 28. He's a genius.
  • @zve6
    "is that your vision?" "it's not a vision, it's going to happen" The confidence 🔥
  • @GoYouGoME
    One second after I die "The Anti-Aging Serum is now available at your local Walmart for $9.99."
  • Wow! I am 60 years old now and I am feeling my age. He said 10 to 15 years away and they will start human clinical trails. I am volunteering right now. I hope I am still alive when they need me for clinical human trials.
  • @jakckt
    WTF! At 65 and feeling my body degrading, I would absolutely volunteer as a human subject for this research. Sign me up!
  • @deepmind5318
    It's so magical that humanity eventually figures out the solution to every problem. I'm sure eventually we will reach immortality and cure every disease that ever existed.
  • @luckybear8283
    I turned 50 this year and have had CFS/ME since the age of 28. These past 22 years, despite being the antithesis of fun, have gone by in a rapid heartbeat. Imagine the joy of spending each day free of pain and stress, and truly being productive again. Reversing the aging process would seem like a gift from heaven to millions, if not billions, of people who are suffering. A chance to live again in peace, optimism and joy. From the raw elements of the Earth we've fashioned sophisticated computers we can carry in our pockets and access all the world's knowledge... that feels absurdly miraculous in itself. Some say we're entering the long-prophecised Golden Age. So let's make it golden and get this done already, we can do anything we set our mind and hearts to, for and with the love of God and goodness 🙏
  • Yeah. I’ll never get tired of hearing this every 10 years.
  • @gmo8492
    The potential to cure age related illnesses like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's is just astounding.
  • @swordofesau952
    Life is too short, we need more time. Alot of unfinished business to do
  • @anonanon2031
    That seems like the most critical development in all medical history.