Space Daily June 27, 2026 • 06:35

Scientists took one of the naked mole rat’s longevity tricks — a gene that helps it produce unusually protective hyaluronan — and put it into mice. The result: the mice lived longer, had less inflammation, and were more resistant to tumours. - Space Daily

A Nature mouse study tested whether one naked mole-rat longevity trait, high-molecular-mass hyaluronan production through nmrHas2, could transfer healthspan benefits across species.

The naked mole rat is easy to underestimate. It is small, nearly hairless, lives underground, and looks more like a biological oddity than a guide to mammalian ageing. Yet for researchers interested … [+9140 chars]

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Scientists took one of the naked mole rat’s longevity tricks — a gene that helps it produce unusually protective hyaluronan — and put it into mice. The result: the mice lived longer, had less inflammation, and were more resistant to tumours. - Space Daily

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