It’s Not Far Until We Stop Ageing!

Have you ever wanted to live forever? Well, it isn’t far until that day, because this group of scientists has already biologically turned back the human clock of 35 adults aged 64 and older, using hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

To actually reverse ageing, we need to understand what happens as we age. As people get older, the protective “caps” at the ends of chromosomes, called telomeres, shorten, causing DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid; Carrier of genetic info and present in almost all living organisms) to become damaged, stopping cells from replicating. Slowly, cells in our bodies die out...

But scientists at Tel Aviv University have shown that giving pure oxygen to old people while in a hyperbaric chamber increased the length of their telomeres by 20%, which is exactly what scientists from the Shamir Medical Center in Israel have done.

“Turning back the biological human ageing clock has been done already, so hopefully, it’s not long before we could stop ageing for good,” says Dr.Tigger. “I just don’t know, how much can that process make you younger? Until they figure that out, do I do it, ‘cause no one wants to be -3 years old or anything.”