Medicine, transhumanism

eNAMPT, enzyme in the blood of young mice extends the life of elderly ones: now tests on humans

As reported in the journal Cell Metabolism, the protein circulating in mice (an enzyme called eNAMPT) plays a key role in the process that supplies cells with energy. Over the years, the latter become less and less efficient in the production of this "fuel" (called NAD) necessary for its health.

Gianluca Riccio

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