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FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH Mysterious bacteria on Easter Island

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Channel: Healing Frequencies · 2016 · News & Politics

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FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH? Mysterious bacteria on Easter Island could hold KEY to anti-ageing
BACTERIA found near the statue heads of Easter Island could hold the key to anti-ageing, it has been revealed.

Rapamycin, a by-product of bacteria, was first discovered 50 years ago in the soil hidden in the shadows of the iconic busts, but scientists are now only starting to realise its true potential.

The drug has been proven to elongate the lifespan of fruit flies and mice.

It has also shown to improve ageing conditions in humans and dogs.

However, experts are unsure of what the outcome and side-effects would be for long term use.

The potential drug, which binds the proteins FKBP12 and mTOR, has been found to help fight tumours, stop cancer cells from dividing and spreading and can help manage organ rejection in transplant patients.

Furthermore, it blocks the a protein called mTOR which signals nutritional information.


By suppressing this protein in fruit-flies and worms, experts were able to prolong the lifespan of the two critters.

However, despite the positive results, experts are concerned about the long term effects, as it has been shown to be toxic.

Brian Kennedy, president and chief executive officer of the Buck Institute for Research on Aging, told C&EN: “I think it’s not the efficacy of rapamycin that’s in question. It’s the toxicity that everybody is concerned about.http://www.express.co.uk/news/science/694387/FOUNTAIN-OF-YOUTH-Mysterious-bacteria-Easter-Island-anti-ageing

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