An elixir of youth could be on the horizon after scientists identified a new class of drugs that dramatically slow the ageing process.
The new medicines, known as senolytics, have been shown to alleviate symptoms of frailty, improve heart function and extend a healthy life.
Professor Paul Robbins, from the Scripps Research Institute in Florida, hailed the drugs a start in rolling back the years.
He said: "We view this study as a big, first step toward developing treatments that can be given safely to patients to extend healthspan or to treat age-related diseases and disorders....
