TRIIM study results are in

Study Results Suggest Human Aging Can Be Reversed

Reversal of epigenetic aging and immunosenescent trends in humans

A small clinical trial, which was conducted by a team of researchers led by Dr. Greg Fahy, has shown for the first time in humans that reversing biological age may be possible.

The researchers spent a year running the Thymus Regeneration, Immunorestoration,

and Insulin Mitigation (TRIIM) trial, which included 9 volunteers aged between 51 and 65. The trial was aimed at testing if a growth hormone and drug combination could be used safely in humans to restore thymic function lost due to aging.

The thymus is a vitally important immune organ responsible for producing T cells that combat infections, repel invading pathogens, and destroy cancer. However, after puberty, the thymus begins to shrink in a process known as involution; gradually, the T cell-producing tissues turn to fat, and the organ wastes away with a corresponding decline in T cell production and loss of immune function. This, of course, then leaves us wide open to attack from pathogens and diseases.

Previous animal and some human studies suggested that growth hormone can stimulate the regeneration of the thymus but can also encourage the onset of diabetes. With this in mind, the researchers added two anti-diabetic drugs, dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and metformin, to the treatment regimen.

The participants were given a combination of growth hormone and two types of diabetes medications during the study; on average, their biological ages were reduced by an average of 2.5 years, as measured by the epigenetic clock. This clock works by examining the epigenome, the alterations to gene expression that predictably change throughout lifespan and so can be reliably used to estimate a person’s biological age.

Is there are new treatment coming? Sounds like 

• DHEA
• Metformin
• 'Growth hormone', IGF-1? (haven't fully read the paper yet)