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BREAKTHROUGH ANTI-AGEING CELL DISCOVERY COULD HELP YOU STAY YOUNGER FOR LONGER

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February 2024

A white blood cell in our bodies could give extended youth

BREAKTHROUGH ANTI-AGEING CELL DISCOVERY COULD HELP YOU STAY YOUNGER FOR LONGER

The 'fountain of youth' is not locked away in a sorcerer's stone or mythical water source, according to new research. In fact, scientists in the US say the key to slowing ageing is hiding in our bodies.

Published in Nature Aging, the new research reveals that the trick to antiageing lies within the white blood cells, known as T cells. The scientists behind the research discovered that they can reprogramme these cells to turn them into ageing-cell killing machines, called chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells.

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Most of us have the odd bad dream. But if you're regularly waking in a cold sweat, you might be wondering: is it just stress, or something more serious?

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1 min

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2 mins

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7 mins

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1 min

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Our planet has had an ocean for around 3.8 billion years, but new research suggests it hasn't always been blue.

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1 mins

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It's not true that the seas are salty because of whale pee, although a single fin whale can produce as much as 250 gallons of urine a day.

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1 mins

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Could invisible chemical signals sway our behaviour, or who we're attracted to - all without us knowing?

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4 mins

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EDITOR'S PICKS...

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September 2025

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THERE'S ONLY ONE PLACE TO GO IF WE WANT TO CATCH SIGHT OF THE COSMIC DAWN

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7 mins

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