Deactivating a protein extends lifespan by a quarter in mice, scientists claim

Researchers claim that deactivating a protein called IL-11 can significantly extend the healthy lifespan of mice by nearly 25 per cent.

The team from the Medical Research Council Laboratory of Medical Science and Imperial College London collaborated with Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore to explore the effects of IL-11 by genetically deleting the gene responsible for its production in mice.