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The study is very interesting, as it relates taurine levels to age. On the one hand, it shows that low levels of taurine in the blood are associated with ageing and age-related diseases and, on the other hand, that its exogenous administration reverses these problems.  

Taurine is an amino acid that does not form part of proteins and its relationship with aspects associated with health was already known, but not with ageing, as has been demonstrated in this study.  

It is a very complete study that includes tests on mice, monkeys, worms and zebrafish, complemented with human samples (blood and cell lines in culture).  

At the cellular level, the effect of taurine in inhibiting cellular senescence (or cellular ageing) is remarkable. This could explain part of the positive anti-ageing effects observed after administration, such as increased life expectancy and health.  

Future human trials should take into account the dose to be used, as the administration pattern shown in the paper is daily and of long duration.