Experiments on mice that were taken to the International Space Station have shown an internal protein has the potential to help slow the aging process, according to a joint study by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and Tohoku University.While in space, the mice went through biological changes similar to aging, only fast-forwarded, and the protein -- called nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2, or Nrf2 -- slowed down part of the transformation, JAXA said.A team of scientists from the space agency and the university hope the discovery will pave the way for the development of drug…READ FULL ARTICLE
