LIVE WELL LONGER™
Aging is a complex biological process regulated by multiple intrinsic and extrinsic factors such as genetics, epigenetics, environment, lifestyle, and immune response. Aging is often defined as an age-related deterioration of physiological and cognitive functions necessary for survival and reproduction.
During aging, the brain undergoes various morphological, cellular, molecular, and functional changes leading to the occurrence of age-related cognitive decline. Healthy elderly people show significant decreases in brain volume and experience mild cognitive impairment (i.e. working memory & executive function) compared with younger adults. In patients with Alzheimer’s disease or other types of age-related dementia, the cognitive impairment is significantly more severe affecting daily life activities and requiring medical/professional assistance.
The idea of aging is something that is commonly feared by many, but what if it didn’t hurt to grow old? Imagine living independently longer. Less severe dementia. Later onset of cancer. Healthier heart and kidneys for longer. Klotho, a natural human protein has great potential to delay these diseases of aging. Loss of cognition, kidney failure, diabetes, and cancer are all things that are believed to be associated with the body’s production of this Klotho protein. Klotho Therapeutics (KTI) is using biotechnology to mimic the human protein.
