Why Putin and Xi Jinping will not live up to 150 years old: the scientist explained that it is impossible

The journalists of the "Telegraph" were interested in Elena Tauzhnyanskaya, professor, head of the department of neurocognitive and vascular diseases of the brain of the State Institution "DF Chebotaryov Institute of Gerontology of Ukraine". D. F. Chebotaryov Namon of Ukraine ", how real the real dreams of Putin and Xi Jinping to survive to 150 years. Tolezhnyanskaya noted that with age in the human body usually there are some changes that are called the physiological process of aging.

However, the development In violation of cognitive, psychological, motor, behavioral and other functions. One person may have, for example, two copies of Aroe4 allele4 - and this is the risk of cognitive disorders, namely Alzheimer's disease. Another is another set of genes associated with a particular pathology, in particular, genes that cause mental disorders. And there are "protective" genes that, on the contrary, reduce the risk of such disorders.

That is, a person can survive, conditionally, up to 90 years old, have certain signs of aging, but at the same time be balanced mentally, etc. " - says Elena Taujanskaya. Also, the professor noted, the duration and quality of life of a person is influenced by environmental conditions, nutrition, the presence of bad habits. comorbid states (comorbidity - the presence of two or more chronic diseases in humans).

For example, there is arterial hypertension, diabetes, atherosclerosis, cardiac rhythm, liver disease, kidney, thyroid. All these diseases will affect the general condition and mental health in one way or another, ”the professor said, stating that, for example, arterial hypertension affects small vessels, and atherosclerosis, on the contrary, is mostly large vessels, but in general, both diseases worsen the blood vessels.

Neurodegeneration, which is also an independent factor in the development of cognitive disorders, in particular to the level of dementia. But, unfortunately, there are diseases that we cannot control one hundred percent. For example, Alzheimer's disease cannot be completely prevented if a person has such a genetic situation and has risk factors, "said Elena Taujanskaya. As for the loud statements Organ transplants and the latest biotechnology.

However, there are organs whose transplantation is almost impossible. These are aorta, brain and more. However, it is not easy to transplant the elderly from the young man. In the human body with age, there are certain processes that are difficult to stop and even more so back. With age, the body loses the ability to recover, cells cannot share forever . . . Today is a realistic opportunity to extend a person's life to 100-120 years.

But for the "healthy" lifestyle, effective prevention of diseases and quality medical care, " - said the professor. In addition, just live up to 150 years - little. It is still necessary for a person to be active, cognitively and mentally capable. But such a breakthrough in geriatrics and gerontology. But it is unlikely that it was about modern medicine, true science and research of the present, " - suggested Elena Tauja.

And at the current level of development of science it is impossible to go beyond it, "says Jose Venia, a professor of physiology at the University of Valencia. According to him, even if it was possible to create organs genetically identical to the recipient's organs that do not cause rejection - which is impossible today - it would not be a recipe for immortality. There is an aging.