Carbon60 or Buckminsterfullerene is the result of one such research into longevity and anti-aging enhancing solutions. Lab tests conducted on rats fed with Carbon60 dissolved in olive oil have revealed startling information; no toxicity on consumption, enhanced lifespan and a more healthy constitution. Now, if these tests prove successful enough to enable Carbon60 or C60 as part of our food intake, we could be looking at longer and healthier lives for humans as well.Carbon60 is a molecule of carbon with properties that have astounded researchers. This soccer ball-shaped carbon molecule has become a part of lab tests and experiments all over the world. People are trying to figure out if C60 derivatives can increase lifespan, prolong aging and enhance healthy living.But Carbon60 is in the limelight not just for its anti-aging properties. Recent studies have shown that this carbon derivative can also help fight cancer. Although research on C60 is till date restricted to mice and humans have not been a part of any lab tests, there is hope that Carbon60 can give life-saving solutions in the fight against cancer.Cancer is a disease that claims thousands of lives year after year. Medical science has been able to battle this fatal disease in more ways than one. There have been tremendous advances in fighting cancer of various types in the primary stages of the disease. Research is on to find medicines, treatments and solutions for fighting cancer.Research studies carried out using Carbon60 show that it can enhance autophagy. Autophagy uses lysosomes within the body cells to cause cell degradation of cellular components that are unnecessary or dysfunctional. This is proving very useful in cancer research. Autophagy can protect against as well as contribute to the growth of cancer.When autophagy helps in isolating damaged organelles of the cell, it helps in cell differentiation and increases protein catabolism. This increases the chances of cancerous cells dying within the cell. But autophagy can also promote cancer by allowing tumour cells to survive. Thus autophagy is still a tricky subject and research in the use of C60 for autophagy continues.Author:Avisha Jain
