Ageing: A midlife longevity drug?

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From Natur:

http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature08246.html

Published online 8 July 2009

Another article in Nature online to rapamycin

Ageing: A midlife longevity drug?

Matt Kaeberlein1 & K. Kennedy1

The small molecule rapamycin, already approved for clinical use for various

human disorders, has been found to significantly increase lifespan in mice. Is

this a step towards an anti-ageing drug for people?

Anti-ageing drugs — compounds that slow the hands of time and allow humans to

live far beyond their natural span — have long been fertile ground for

science-fiction writers. More recently, however, the possibility that such

compounds might exist, and might perhaps even be within reach, has gained

scientific credibility.

Matt Kaeberlein and K. Kennedy are in the Departments of Pathology and

Biochemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA.

Email: kaeber@...