It seems odd that people are not interested in solving any of the approximately seven long-term health decay problems detailed at http://www.sens.org/just7.htm
It seems to me like we should be spending at least at least 5 billion worldwide annually to investigate how these problems can be solved.
People don't have a problem accepting that we can cure cancer over the next couple centuries. Yet, the most age-related problems are just as solvable and some are less complicated.
2006-09-04 18:55:22 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
is it possible to anti age?
2006-09-04 18:58:15 · answer #1 · answered by Southie9 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Curing aging would be just as hard as curing genetic defects. There's speculation that aging is due to shortening telomers after each replication of DNA. Eventually after enough cell divisions you lose enough genetic data such that the cells lose their function.
Fixing a problem on the DNA level like that is extremely hard. Even if someone were to solve the aging problem there would then be overpopulation problems and loads of ethical issues on who gets to live. We'd use up all the resources and then we'd have to start eating eachother. And thats how nature stays in balance.
The approach to chemotherapy for cancer is based more on finding specific labels on cancer cells and then releasing substances to kill those cells. It's much more plausible that this route will lead to medicine.
2006-09-05 03:19:56 · answer #2 · answered by Scott S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People do want to solve this problem and it is being worked on
with some success at several research facilities..
It has been estimated by some scientists that the human aging problem will be solved within 25 yrs....
2006-09-05 01:59:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are several anti-aging and "wellness" centers devoted to helping "patients" (clients) SLOW the aging process. Methods range from diet, exercise, and supplementation programs to the injection of Human Growth Hormone and/or testosterone and estroidal compounds
2006-09-09 15:59:32 · answer #4 · answered by Kinda_lonely 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why bother. It is a part of life. We are born, age then die. If we did not then we really would have "population problems" Why worry about aging,, it will give you wrinkles..lol..
2006-09-12 00:12:45 · answer #5 · answered by tinytinker79 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People don't want to cure ageing because it's not a disease. If noone died, imagine how overpopulated the world would become.
2006-09-05 02:01:51 · answer #6 · answered by the_fatmanwalksalone 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Is that 5 billion of your money, or of someone elses that you want to spend?
Its interesting how you judge motives. People dont want. Dont you find that presumptious?
2006-09-05 02:03:28 · answer #7 · answered by Curly 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
because aging is a part of life
2006-09-05 02:01:28 · answer #8 · answered by J Lock 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The lifespan is increasing, but the quality of life isn't.
2006-09-12 03:13:00 · answer #9 · answered by palaver 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because aging is natural. I'd rather die than live forever.
2006-09-11 23:40:04 · answer #10 · answered by word_life_4_ever_u 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if aging means gaining wisdom, who would want to treat it?
there are no risk factors for aging. how can you prevent it? die young?
it is a natural consequence. i, for one, would not want to live forever.
2006-09-09 21:02:47 · answer #11 · answered by buji ph 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋