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December 9, 2020
The first clinical trial in the world of its kind, conducted by researchers from Tel Aviv University and Shamir Hospital (Assaf Harofeh), states that pressure cell treatment of healthy people in old age can stop the aging of blood cells
Pressure chamber in a hospital. <a href="https://depositphotos.com/"> Illustration: depositphotos.com </a>
Pressure chamber in a hospital. Illustration: depositphotos.com
To this day the idea of turning the wheel back has belonged to the science fiction genre. Who would not want to enter a capsule with advanced equipment and exit it "like new"? It turns out that the future is already here. The world's first clinical trial of its kind, conducted by researchers at Tel Aviv University and Shamir Hospital (Assaf Harofeh), states that treating the stress cell of healthy people in old age can stop the aging of blood cells.
Identify the causes of blood cell aging
The researchers found that a series of treatments with a unique pressure cell protocol can reverse two main processes known to be associated with the aging process and the diseases that characterize it: telomere shortening, which are protective regions located at both ends of each chromosome. Older cells do not function in the body, called senescent cells. The experiment focused on cells taken in blood tests, their immune system cells have DNA, and found a significant elongation of the telomeres - up to 38%, along with a decrease of up to 37% in the rate of sensation.
The study was led by Prof. Shai Efrati of the Sackler Faculty of Medicine and the Purple School of Neuroscience, founder and director of the Purple Center for Hyperbaric Medicine at Shamir Medical Center (Assaf Harofe), and Dr. Amir Hadani, Medical Research Director at the Purple Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Research at the Medical Center Shamir (Assaf Harofeh), and it was carried out as part of a comprehensive Israeli research program, which deals with aging as a reversible disease that can be treated. The article was published in the scientific journal Aging.
Turn the wheel back
"We have been engaged for many years in research and hyperbaric therapy, which is the treatment of unique protocols of high-pressure oxygen within a pressure cell with varying concentrations," explains Prof. Efrati. "Over time we have recorded achievements in various areas, such as improving brain function, which is impaired due to age or following brain injuries from factors such as stroke and head injuries. We now sought to examine the effect of treatment on healthy and independent people in old age, and asked: Can pressure therapy slow down, stop And maybe even reverse the normal aging process at the cellular level? "
The study exposed 35 healthy people aged 64 and over to a series of 60 hyperbaric therapies, for 90 days. The researchers took blood samples from the participants before, during, at the end and after the series of treatments, performed analyzes of a variety of blood cells from the immune system (cells that have DNA), and compared the findings at the four dates.
The findings indicated that the treatments were able to reverse the aging process in two essential respects: the telomeres at the ends of the chromosomes lengthened instead of shortening, at a rate ranging from 20% -38% in the different cell types; The proportion of dysfunctional old cells, the sensant, within the general blood cell population - decreased significantly, by 11% to 37% depending on the type of cells.
Find the 'Holy Grail' in the field
"Telomere shortening is now considered the 'holy grail' of the biology of aging, and researchers around the world are trying to develop drug and environmental therapies that will prolong telomeres. 'Efrati.
"To date, we have seen that lifestyle changes and intense exercise can somewhat delay telomere shortening. But our hyperbaric therapy has managed, in just three months, to prolong telomeres far beyond any known intervention involving lifestyle changes," says Dr. Dani. Our pioneering research opens the door to further research on the cellular effect of stress cell treatments over time, in terms of reversing the aging process. "
More on the subject on the Yadan website:
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December 9, 2020
The first clinical trial in the world of its kind, conducted by researchers from Tel Aviv University and Shamir Hospital (Assaf Harofeh), states that pressure cell treatment of healthy people in old age can stop the aging of blood cells
Pressure chamber in a hospital. <a href="https://depositphotos.com/"> Illustration: depositphotos.com </a>
Pressure chamber in a hospital. Illustration: depositphotos.com
To this day the idea of turning the wheel back has belonged to the science fiction genre. Who would not want to enter a capsule with advanced equipment and exit it "like new"? It turns out that the future is already here. The world's first clinical trial of its kind, conducted by researchers at Tel Aviv University and Shamir Hospital (Assaf Harofeh), states that treating the stress cell of healthy people in old age can stop the aging of blood cells.
Identify the causes of blood cell aging
The researchers found that a series of treatments with a unique pressure cell protocol can reverse two main processes known to be associated with the aging process and the diseases that characterize it: telomere shortening, which are protective regions located at both ends of each chromosome. Older cells do not function in the body, called senescent cells. The experiment focused on cells taken in blood tests, their immune system cells have DNA, and found a significant elongation of the telomeres - up to 38%, along with a decrease of up to 37% in the rate of sensation.
The study was led by Prof. Shai Efrati of the Sackler Faculty of Medicine and the Purple School of Neuroscience, founder and director of the Purple Center for Hyperbaric Medicine at Shamir Medical Center (Assaf Harofe), and Dr. Amir Hadani, Medical Research Director at the Purple Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Research at the Medical Center Shamir (Assaf Harofeh), and it was carried out as part of a comprehensive Israeli research program, which deals with aging as a reversible disease that can be treated. The article was published in the scientific journal Aging.
Turn the wheel back
"We have been engaged for many years in research and hyperbaric therapy, which is the treatment of unique protocols of high-pressure oxygen within a pressure cell with varying concentrations," explains Prof. Efrati. "Over time we have recorded achievements in various areas, such as improving brain function, which is impaired due to age or following brain injuries from factors such as stroke and head injuries. We now sought to examine the effect of treatment on healthy and independent people in old age, and asked: Can pressure therapy slow down, stop And maybe even reverse the normal aging process at the cellular level? "
The study exposed 35 healthy people aged 64 and over to a series of 60 hyperbaric therapies, for 90 days. The researchers took blood samples from the participants before, during, at the end and after the series of treatments, performed analyzes of a variety of blood cells from the immune system (cells that have DNA), and compared the findings at the four dates.
The findings indicated that the treatments were able to reverse the aging process in two essential respects: the telomeres at the ends of the chromosomes lengthened instead of shortening, at a rate ranging from 20% -38% in the different cell types; The proportion of dysfunctional old cells, the sensant, within the general blood cell population - decreased significantly, by 11% to 37% depending on the type of cells.
Find the 'Holy Grail' in the field
"Telomere shortening is now considered the 'holy grail' of the biology of aging, and researchers around the world are trying to develop drug and environmental therapies that will prolong telomeres. 'Efrati.
"To date, we have seen that lifestyle changes and intense exercise can somewhat delay telomere shortening. But our hyperbaric therapy has managed, in just three months, to prolong telomeres far beyond any known intervention involving lifestyle changes," says Dr. Dani. Our pioneering research opens the door to further research on the cellular effect of stress cell treatments over time, in terms of reversing the aging process. "
More on the subject on the Yadan website:
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