Scientists have identified 3 substances that can help immensely in combating aging. The discovery was made with the help of an artificial intelligence trained with several models.
Including, research shows encouraging signs for the treatment of some complex diseases that are related to aging.
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Understand aging “prevention” research
In the study, doctors target the treatment to senescent cells, which are responsible for aging.
Although cell division is essential for body growth and tissue renewal, in certain cases, this cell division is permanently stopped.
Surprisingly, these cells persist in the body, causing tissue damage and contributing to the aging of organs and body systems. Therefore, they are known as senescent cells.
Normally, the body would eliminate these aging cells. However, over time they can take advantage of the drop in the efficiency of the human organism. The accumulation of these structures may be associated with some diseases, such as Alzheimer's, cancer and others.
promising study
Scientists at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, managed to devise a pioneering method for eliminating accumulated defective cells.
The initiative started with the creation of a machine learning model that was trained to identify the fundamental characteristics of chemical compounds with senolytic properties. To feed this model, data from various sources were used.
This included academic papers, commercial patents and the integration of two chemical libraries containing compounds approved by regulatory bodies or undergoing clinical trials.
Artificial intelligence analyzed 4,000 chemical compounds. Of all of them, 21 were selected as the best candidates for an “anti-aging” drug.
Finally, the AI pointed out these 3 most promising compounds among all that were analyzed:
- Ginkgetine;
- Periplocin;
- Oleandrin.
All three are capable of removing senescent cells without harming the body's healthy structures. The most interesting thing is that the 3 compounds are natural and can be found in herbal medicine.
Soon, scientists should start tests to develop some medicine that is able to prevent premature aging and still help to treat serious illnesses.