Scientific discovery could be the key to delaying aging

A team of Spanish researchers has discovered new functions of a protein that can help prevent cell damage and delay aging. Discovery can be the key to relieving certain diseases, such as osteoarthritis.

Juan Carlos Izpisúa, of the Salk Institute of California, and Pedro Guillén, of the Cemtro Clinic of Madrid, discovered that the named protein DGCR8 It performs functions that can help regenerate bones and cartilage more effectively, while helping to reduce the inflammation of a muscle.

The research could help combat age-related physiological problems, such as osteoarthritis, an incurable disease that affects mobility and quality of life for 242 million people in the world.

Research leaders pointed out that this would allow the future to deepen knowledge of the molecular and cellular mechanisms badociated with aging and many other diseases. degenerative diseases.

The investigation was made possible by a combination of next generation technologies and his conclusions were published in the magazine Nature.

Doctors Izpisúa and Guillén participated in the Mapfre Foundation, the Telephone Foundation, the Association of Spanish Footballers (AFE) and the Catholic University San Antonio de Murcia (UCAM), announced Thursday those organizations in a press release.