Anti-aging breakthrough extends cell lifespan, could increase human longevity.

Researchers from the University of California San Diego have reprogrammed the cellular aging process to slow it down, increasing the lifespan of yeast cells by 82%. The study, published in the peer-reviewed journal Science, suggests that the same could be done to human cells. The researchers rewired the transcriptional switch of the cells into a negative-feedback loop, causing the yeast cells to fluctuate between two aging states. The study aligns with the growing movement of scientists who believe that aging can be treated and managed like a disease.