Correction: The earlier title implied that telomere shortening reverses aging. The research discussed here studied telomere extension in laboratory-grown human cells. It did not show that aging was reversed in people.
What the 2015 study tested
Researchers delivered modified messenger RNA encoding TERT to cultured human skin and muscle cells. This temporarily increased telomerase activity and extended telomeres. The treated cells could undergo additional population doublings before eventually stopping growth.
The study was not a trial of a dietary supplement and did not establish a treatment for aging, cancer, heart disease or Duchenne muscular dystrophy in people. It does not show that any product sold by Young Official lengthens telomeres or reverses aging.
Keep laboratory findings in context
Changes in cultured cells do not by themselves establish clinical benefits or safety in humans. The earlier statements predicting disease prevention and patient treatment went beyond what this experiment demonstrated.
Sources
- Ramunas and colleagues, 2015: Transient delivery of modified mRNA encoding TERT rapidly extends telomeres in human cells, FASEB Journal, doi:10.1096/fj.14-259531.
- Stanford Medicine report, January 22, 2015.
Sources checked November 10, 2026.