Israeli biotech firm nears human trials for breakthrough drug targeting age-regulating protein SIRT-6 to potentially extend human lifespan by 30%, improve brain function, organ health, and overall vitality. Potential benefits include sharper memory, improved liver function, and renewed hair growth.
Key Points
Targeting age-regulating protein SIRT-6
Potential to slow or partially reverse aging
Biomedical innovation trend in Israeli biotech sector
Growing global interest in anti-aging therapeutics
Pros
Potential to extend human lifespan by up to 30%
Improvement in brain function, organ health, and overall vitality
Restoration of SIRT-6 levels in test animals to those seen in young specimens
Observation of benefits like sharper memory, improved liver function, and renewed hair growth
Cons
Human trials pending for efficacy and safety validation