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A group of scientists is developing a treatment to combat the "disease" of ageing. They aim to keep people younger for longer
by studying fruit flies, which share 60 per cent of human genes and age in remarkably similar ways. The Institute of Health Ageing at University College London is studying genetics and lifestyle factors, particularly diet, to develop treatments to combat ageing.
It is displaying its research as part of this year's Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition, which started this week.

The show reveals a range of fresh research to the public from some of Britain's finest
scientific minds.

Matthew Piper, one of the key members of the team working at the institute, said: "If we discover the genes involved with ageing, we should be able to delay ageing itself. This is what we've found."

The scientists have been using modified diets and drug treatments to prolong healthy lifespan in flies and mice. They say the results indicate such treatments might
have beneficial effects for humans. However ,
the field, which is only 10 years old, is "all
theoretical at the moment" , Dr Piper added.


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