Newly discovered gene can rewind your heart's biological age

Carriers of healthy mutant genes often live to 100 years or more and remain in good health. — TNS

An anti-ageing gene discovered in a population of centenarians has been shown to rewind the heart’s biological age by 10 years.

The breakthrough, published in Cardiovascular Research and led by scientists at the University of Bristol, United Kingdom and the MultiMedica Group in Italy, offers a potential target for patients with heart failure.