Scientists have long researched ways to slow aging. They’ve explored diet, supplements, skincare treatments and medical interventions as potential strategies.
Researchers have developed an innovative technique to rejuvenate cells by silencing genes that cause them to age prematurely, potentially helping people lead longer and healthier lives.
Definition
Reverse Aging, also referred to as rejuvenation, restoration, regeneration and anti-Aging is the practice of slowing or reversing physiological aging processes in order to restore youth to one’s body. There are various products and treatments claiming they can reverse age-reversal effects and restore youth back into it; many people strive for this global pursuit; recent successes with rejuvenation programs in animals may offer hope that humans could achieve negligible senescence levels to combat ageing processes and reverse it completely;
Origin
Reverse Aging is the latest buzzword associated with degeneration. It may have its origin in longevity medicine’s rise to popularity among tech titans who are investing billions into it. Harvard researcher Dr. David Sinclair coined this term in 2013 – sparking controversy when his claims of reverse aging proved too aggressive by some within his longevity community. Sinclair eventually left his post at Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (AAAM) due to this controversy and was replaced by Nada Barzilai as his replacement.
Meaning
Reverse Aging refers to any process or treatment which reverses physiological aging in an individual, returning them to a younger state and rejuvenation, renewal or restoration. Reversing age has become an increasingly popular trend across a variety of fields such as skincare, health and wellness, nutrition and pharmacology – the demand for age reversal leading to new products and treatments designed to turn back time in both appearance and function and thus turning back time itself. Other synonyms of reverse Aging include anti-Aging rejuvenation Regenerative Medicine longevity Therapy Therapy… Explore more words related to Aging below!
This page was updated on: April 23, 2020.
Examples
Reversing aging or finding the “fountain of youth” has garnered much interest and speculation. While physiological aging cannot be reversed, recent scientific successes in rejuvenation and lifespan extension of model organisms offer hope that we may eventually reach negligible senescence for younger humans, thus potentially reversing or at least significantly delaying ageing processes.
Researchers have discovered that your cellular age can be estimated by measuring the length of telomeres – structures located at the ends of each chromosome that protect your genetic instructions and reduce cell division by shortening each time they divide, eventually becoming too short and forcing cells to die off as part of natural aging processes.
