Fountain of Youth

By Holly Ames/Medstar TV

Published: Thu, August 09, 2007 - 1:51 pm

Scientists claim they’ve harnessed the fountain of youth in a pill. If you want that pill, you better be ready to pay a pretty penny for it.

Bill Andrews is an avid runner who works hard to stay fit. So when he heard about the new anti-aging pill, he wanted in on the action. “I wasn’t going to just sit back and watch it be studied. I want to get in it.”

The 55 year old scientist understands how the pill works and hopes it’s worth the cost.

Noel Patton is the founder of TA Sciences, the company that produces the anti-aging product. “The price is $25,000 for a one year protocol. That includes this product, other nutritional supplements and five series of medical exams.”

The product is T-A-65, a single, purified molecule extracted from a Chinese herb. Patton says, “We have a molecule; it’s the first in the history of the world that actually rejuvenates cells.”

The makers of T-A-65 claim it works by protecting cell chromosomes. “Cells, every time they divide, the ends of the chromosomes called the telomeres get shorter.” As they get shorter, the cell gets older and eventually dies. The process has been linked to aging. The owner of T-A Sciences claims T-A-65 activates an enzyme that restores the ends of chromosomes to reverse the cell’s age.

Patton explains, "So if, for example, we made cells ten years younger, I'm not saying that we do, but if we made cells ten years younger, it would then take them ten years to get that old again."

The manufacturer’s trial of T-A-65 shows positive anti-aging benefits. Jochem Kumm is a study consultant for the trial. “There’s a very tantalizing result here that shows that this product actually improves a number of functions and makes you more youthful.”

Time will tell if T-A-65 truly is time in a bottle. An unpublished study suggests that T-A-65 improves the immune system, skin condition, eyesight and male sexual function. The pills are now available, but you’ll have to travel to New York to get them. You also have to sign up for a year-long protocol. For more information go to www.tasciences.com

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