It's worth noting that semaglutide, which is "completely changing the world" of weight loss was initially heavily researched in the 80s and 90s. Some 40-50 years later... it is as big a deal as papers probably described it at the time.
So if this NEAT1 is a big deal, it might not save our parents, but it might save our kids.
I'm 34 right now. Nearly everyone dies of cancer or heart disease, and my family doesn't have any history with heart disease but it does have a history of cancer in their late 60's and early 70's, so it's probably cancer that will kill me.
If I can hold on until I'm 74, that's about 40 years from now, maybe I'll benefit from it. That would be pretty cool.
So if this NEAT1 is a big deal, it might not save our parents, but it might save our kids.