Physiol Rev April 2017 PMID 28202600

Neoteny, Prolongation of Youth: From Naked Mole Rats to "Naked Apes" (Humans).

Vladimir P Skulachev, Susanne Holtze, Mikhail Y Vyssokikh, Lora E Bakeeva, Maxim V Skulachev, Alexander V Markov, Thomas B Hildebrandt, Viktor A Sadovnichii

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Highly social mammals like naked mole rats and humans may live longer due to neoteny, where traits of youth persist into older age.
In these species, aging doesn't drive natural selection since only specific individuals reproduce (in naked mole rats) or rapid technological advancements replace slow biological evolution (in humans).
Naked mole rats exhibit exceptional disease resistance and low mortality rates, living over 30 years, while humans also show low early mortality but experience significant increases in later life, leading to research into drugs that may further extend healthspan by slowing the aging process.

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There's some connection, perhaps, with neoteny and regeneration. Gardiner notes that younger people seem better able to heal than older ones. https://t.co/GKz8tXWvYN

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