Coenzyme NAD+ Postpones Aging in Mice and Worms
August 7, 2017 · Posted in Potential Treatments
Aging cells seem to lose their ability to repair DNA, while the mitochondria that power cells also become less reliable. A coenzyme called NAD+ may be able to postpone these changes. NAD+, which is found in all living cells, naturally decreases with age.
A 2016 article by Evandro Fei Fang and colleagues in the journal Cell Metabolism reports that giving mice and roundworms supplemental NAD+ postponed cell aging and extended the lives of these animals.
The researchers hope this research might eventually help patients with Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s’ diseases.
