British scientist: 'The first person to live to 1,000 years old has been born'

Dr. Aubrey de Grey believes that humans will live very long lives and that the future world will be free of diseases related to aging.

Aubrey de Grey believes humans can fight aging. Photo: Awaken.

Dr. Aubrey de Grey, co-founder of the anti-aging organization SENS Research Foundation, said that the first person who could live to be 1,000 years old was born at the Virtual Futures conference in London, England on November 28, according to Futurism.

De Grey believes that in the future, the world will be completely free of diseases caused by old age. At the conference, he also predicted that science will find ways to cure aging in about 20 years.

This year saw several breakthroughs in anti-aging research. In August, researchers discovered a molecule that can counteract the effects of aging. A new stem cell treatment introduced in October also showed impressive results.

Last month, a team from the University of Exeter developed a way to reverse the aging process in cells. Another group of scientists also discovered a gene mutation that prevents aging.

'In fact, aging is killing 110,000 people around the world every day. It causes more pain than anything else we have to endure. Contrary to what most people have forced themselves to believe, aging is actually a problem that can be controlled with technological intervention,' said de Grey.

According to the United Nations, the number of people over 60 will more than double in the next few decades, from 962 million in 2017 to 2.1 billion in 2050. As humans figure out how to counteract the aging process, de Grey predicts, rejuvenation specialties that address related problems such as tissue atrophy, cancer cells, mitochondrial mutations, and extracellular matrix stiffness will develop.

Treatments may be expensive at first, but they will eventually become cheaper and more accessible. By then, perhaps treating aging will be as simple as making an appointment with your doctor or dentist.

De Grey also believes that anti-aging will affect the careers of politicians. "You cannot get elected without a firm commitment to fighting aging," he predicts.

De Grey dismisses concerns that this will lead to overpopulation and have a negative impact on the Earth. He argues that the problem is not whether there are too many people on the planet, but whether current technologies and consumption rates are destroying the environment. Therefore, he believes the world should switch to clean energy.

According to VNE