Taurine: a supplement for extending life-span and health

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25250/thescbr.brk777

Keywords:

Aging, Taurine, Healthspan, Lifespan, Nutrients

Abstract

The world population is aging. In our recent study, we identified that levels of an amino acid called taurine decline during aging. When we used taurine supplementation to reverse this decline, it improved healthspan in worms, mice and monkeys, and lifespan in worms and mice. Thus, taurine deficiency could be a driver of aging and taurine supplementation a potential anti-aging intervention.

Author Biographies

  • Vijay Kumar Yadav, Columbia University

    Principal Investigator

  • Parminder Singh

    PhD student

  • Kishore Gollapalli

    Postdoctoral Fellow

Original article reference

Singh, P., Gollapalli, K., Mangiola, S., Schranner, D., Yusuf, M. A., Chamoli, M., Shi, S. L., Lopes Bastos, B., Nair, T., Riermeier, A., Vayndorf, E. M., Wu, J. Z., Nilakhe, A., Nguyen, C. Q., Muir, M., Kiflezghi, M. G., Foulger, A., Junker, A., Devine, J., … Yadav, V. K. (2023). Taurine deficiency as a driver of aging. Science, 380(6649). https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abn9257

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Published

2024-01-24

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 1 (2024): TheScienceBreaker

Section

Health & Physiology

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