Older people need reading glasses Over the years, the eye lens becomes stiff and we see objects close to the eye out of focus because the focus is behind the eye. Most people around the age of 60 are distant, and many elderly people also suffer from dry eyes and gray cataracts, where parts of the eye are broken off.
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Hair becomes gray when no more pigment is produced for it by the stem cells. In men, those cells begin to die around the age of 25, in women around the age of 30. But it can also be sooner or later; a hereditary factor plays a role. The route to gray hair Stem cells in the upper skin layers develop into melanin-producing cells: melanocites.
Even though it looks a lot like a vampire film script, the results are promising. American researchers have presented research results that show that young human blood can have a rejuvenating effect on an older body. Even if this older body is not from a human.
So far, the only way to extend your life has been to treat the diseases we get when we get older, such as cancer, dementia, and atherosclerosis. But now researchers want to combat our aging process so that we can live in a body that never decays or gets sick.
Youth is incredibly overrated - if you believe a series of scientific studies that have looked at what age we are good at what. Because although there are certainly biological highlights in the childhood and teens, there is also a lot to look forward to when there are more candles on the cake.
Older people need reading glasses Over the years, the eye lens becomes stiff and we see objects close to the eye out of focus because the focus is behind the eye. Most people around the age of 60 are distant, and many elderly people also suffer from dry eyes and gray cataracts, where parts of the eye are broken off.
Dark skin ages more slowly and is less inclined to form wrinkles. And there are even more advantages: the dark skin tone of people of African descent offers the same protection as a sunscreen with a factor of 13. For comparison: white Europeans only have sunscreen factor 3.
Imagine that you can take a simple pill to protect your body against aging, and even wrinkles and gray hair will disappear. This idea can become a reality thanks to a study conducted by researchers from, among others, the Harvard Medical School in Boston. They have identified a molecule that makes it possible to reverse signs of age in DNA from mice.
A bald crown, a shining skull and a receding hairline - it will be a thing of the past. That is the conclusion of a new study30246-5 {"target": "_ blank"}) from the Erasmus University in Rotterdam, which shows how a certain method can reverse age characteristics and let the hair of bald mice grow again.