New Delhi, 28 June (IANS). Do you also like to drink morning coffee? A new research has shown that coffee not only refreshes you, but can also help slow the speed of aging and also help in a long life.
Caffeine present in coffee has been linked to many health benefits before, such as reduced the risk of diseases caused by aging.
However, a study conducted by researchers at Queen Mary University of London in the UK has shown how caffeine works inside human cells and its effect is associated with genes (genetic properties) and protein.
They found that caffeine activates a very old energy-related system in our body cells. It is called AMPK, which is present in both yeast (a kind of fungus) and humans.
Dr. Charlampos (Bebis) Ralis, reader of Genetics, Genomics and Fundamental Cell Biology at the Center for Molecular Cell Biology, Queen Mary University of London, said, “When our cells lack energy in our cells, AMPK starts working and handles the cells. Caphene helps.
Interestingly, AMPK is the same system on which a diabetes medicine called Metformin also affects. This drug and a second drug called rapamycin is being studied to reduce the effect of aging.
Using yeast models in research, scientists showed that caffeine affects AMPK by affecting the growth of cells, repairing DNA and ability to fight stress. All these are associated with aging and disease.
Postdorator Research Scientist Dr. John-Patrick Alao, who led the study, said that this research makes sense why caffeine can be beneficial for health and longevity. Also, in the future, ways to eat and drink it can open through food items, lifestyle or new medicines and better.
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