Scientists said Wednesday they had found a brain region that controls physical ageing, and could target it to manipulate the lifespan of lab mice.
The research, published in the journal Nature, implicates the hypothalamus -- a brain region that regulates growth, reproduction and metabolism, in the gradual and coordinated bodily deterioration we call ageing.
The findings may be a step towards finding the holy grail of slowing human ageing, but have yet to be tested in human subjects.
Secret to longer life may be in the brain: study - FRANCE 24
