Rapamycin, an anti-fungal agent discovered in a clump of dirt on a remote island in the South Pacific, may hold promise as an anti-aging tool.
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People are taking a cheap drug to try reverse-age their ovaries — and cheat their 'biological clock'
Rapamycin, a drug that's usually used to slow down tumor growth and improve transplant outcomes, could also be a fountain of youth for ovaries.
A clinical trial is starting to test a drug taken by many so-called longevity enthusiasts. NPR's Allison Aubrey explains why a dentist is leading the research. ALLISON AUBREY, BYLINE: A few years back ...
The hype around the off-label use of the immunosuppressant rapamycin to prevent aging and increase longevity could be unfounded. This is the warning of researchers who have critically explored ...
Rapamycin essentially signals to mTOR to send out the message to slow down and do some clean-up (autophagy). This makes cells better at responding to stress and presses pause on unchecked cell growth, ...
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Share on Pinterest Rapamycin may help extend lifespan but human trials a long way off. Image credit: Mark Abramson/For The Washington Post via Getty Images. Research is ongoing about potential ...
Most current medicines are derived from naturally occurring small molecules. Yet the lack of a systematic method for producing diverse nature-inspired small molecules has prevented the development of ...
The hype around the off-label use of the immunosuppressant rapamycin to prevent aging and increase longevity could be unfounded. This is the warning of researchers who have critically explored ...
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