- Harvard Medical School made the discovery
- A protein found in all living cells called NAD could be the key
- They are also exploring whether it can be used to treat rare diseases
Daily Mail
By Emma Thomas
PUBLISHED: 00:15 EST, 20 December 2013 | UPDATED: 05:07 EST, 20 December 2013
If all you want for Christmas is to be 20 again, it could be possible one day as scientists claim to have found the secret to eternal youth.
Experts believe they may be able to turn back the clock as much as 40 years after identifying a natural compound proven to rewind the effects of old age in mice.
A protein found in all living cells called NAD could be the key to slowing down the ageing process or reversing it altogether.
Tests on two-year-old mice who had been given the NAD-producing compound for just one week had body tissue which resembled that of a six-month old.
Professor David Sinclair, an expert in genetics at Harvard Medical School said: 'In human years, this would be like a 60-year-old converting to a 20-year-old in these specific areas.'
The compound works by restoring communication between energy cells within the body which have broken down as we get older.
Read more about Found: Secret Of Looking Up To 40 Years Younger Is Chemical That Rewinds The Effects Of Old Age And Can Make You Look 20 Again
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