hormone for aging
long life is auniversal goal. unfortunately,even when this hope is fulfilled,the elderly are often physically and mentally feeble. Etiene-Emile Baulieu,a French researcher best know for developing the controversial RU486 abortion pill,้hopes that he may have isolate a hormone that can help people ''age well' ,know as DHEA,the hormone is secreted by the adrenal glands and is found in the bloodstream . it first appears around age 7 and peaks at 25 . in those lucky enough to be alive 50 years later ,it is reduced to 10% of its peak .DHEA has been widely since it was first discovered in 1960 . the most extensive research , by Samuel Yen at the University of California at San Diego, found that DHEA taken in small doses improves older people's " ability to cope" , increases mobility ,lessens joint pain, and allows sounder sleep. Yen is alredy working on fresh study tosee if DHEA can slow or slop the decline in strength that comes with aging . Skeptics war, however , that large doses of DHEA can cause unwanted side-effects, including cancer