By admin | Published: July 11, 2012
The first strong evidence that a drug could slow aging in mammals came out in 2009 when scientists reported that chronically feeding doses of rapamycin to mice significantly extended their average and maximum lifespans. Yet rapamycin, a drug used to help prevent rejection of transplanted organs, causes multiple side effects in people, including elevated triglycerides [...]
Posted in aging, Diet and aging, Life Span, Obesity and aging, Rapamycin, TOR and aging | Also tagged aging, anti-aging, Blagosklonny, lifespan, longevity, mTOR
Rapamycin’s Anti-Aging Promise: Mirage or Not?