New Scientist reports that the Stanford University School of Medicine has revealed that the effects of aging on skin beauty can be reversed for a short period by blocking the action of a single critical protein. However, the NF-Kappa-B protein, as a natural body care product, plays roles in cancer, the immune system and a range of other functions throughout the body. So suppressing it for the long-term could very well result in serious consequences which undermine its youthful effect, as eBiology News reports.
According to the eBiology News, Howard Chang and graduate Adam Adler, the study’s first author, looked at the genetic changes resulting from blocking NF-kappa-B for two weeks on the the skin of two-year-old mice.
“We found a pretty striking reversal to that of the young skin,” said Chang.
However, Chang and Adler have cautioned that their findings aren’t likely to be the source of the long-sought fountain of youth.
The findings of this research will be published in the December 15 issue of the journal, Genes and Development. Whatever the possible side effects, it is still progress to discover which protein can stop aging and thus, protect your skin beauty.
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