Scientists took one of the naked mole rat’s longevity tricks — a gene that helps it produce unusually protective hyaluronan — and put it into mice. The result: the mice lived longer, had less inflammation, and were more resistant to tumours.

A Nature mouse study tested whether one naked mole-rat longevity trait, high-molecular-mass hyaluronan production through nmrHas2, could transfer healthspan benefits across species. The post Scientists took one of the naked mole rat’s longevity tricks — a gene that helps it produce unusually protective hyaluronan — and put it into mice. The result: the mice lived longer, had less inflammation, and were more resistant to tumours. appeared first on Space Daily .